Div B Events
Div C Events
Sounds of Music
Teams must construct and tune one device prior to the tournament based on a one-octave 12-tone equal tempered scale and complete a written test on the physics of sound and music concepts.
Division(s) | Regional Location | Impound | Eye Protection | Rules Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | Written Test Day & Hands-On Day | No | None | National Rulebook |
Clarifications
January 3, 2023
Song Excerpt (States) - The excerpt of Battle Hymn of the Republic original published in the Rules should be discarded and the State Tournament will use this version where the notes below G4 were re-written to different notes within the G4 to G5 octave.
October 19, 2022
Rule 6.b.iv. Song Score (SS) = (Device Song Score/Highest Device Song Score of all teams) x 15 points 20 points
Resources
Sounds of Music Tournament Pitch Tester
National Sounds of Music event page
Student Resource Center (Scioly)
National Significant Figures Guidelines
See the VASO Crave the Wave page for multiple resources, including teaching videos, on waves