Beakman explains what sound waves and vibration are and explains how these create music. He then goes on to show that the human vocal chords create music due to changing sound vibrations.

Ms. Frizzle and her class learn about vibrations and sound by playing with instruments and hitting objects. They not only hear and feel sound but see it using special glasses. Among many other lessons, they learn that high sounds are created by a fast vibration and low sounds are created by a slow vibration.

This clip explains the difference between sounds and music.

Sound is arranged specifically in music, so it sounds good. Learn a little bit more about exactly how music is made and its different components.

For the Miss United States pageant, Gracie shows off her talent of creating music using water glasses. She has an assortment of glasses filled with different amounts of water and plays them to make a song.