What do instruments sound like in space?

When you play a musical instrument on a space station, it sounds pretty much the same because sound waves work in the same way in microgravity as they do on Earth (see the video above to watch a few instruments in action). However, NASA explains you do have to handle the instrument differently.

What instrument sounds like saxophone?

Overview. The xaphoon’s tone sounds like a clarinet or a saxophone, and is suitable for playing music in similar genres such as jazz or klezmer, although it has also been used to play music of other traditions.

Who played the sax on the space station?

Thomas Pesquet
The French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet is back on the ISS since April 23rd and already shares pictures from the stars with us on Twitter, like the one of Paris a few days ago. After his first journey that made him the tenth French person and the first saxophonist ever in space, he went back to the ISS as Captain.

What song did Ron McNair play in space?

The Jean Michel Jarre track “Last Rendez-Vous” was re-titled “Ron’s Piece” in his honor. McNair was originally due to record the track in space aboard Challenger, and then perform it via a live link up in Jarre’s Rendez-vous Houston concert.

Would a guitar sound the same on a space station?

Yes. Since a space station typically contains regular air at normal pressure in order to keep the humans comfortable, the sounds created by playing a guitar will be the same as on earth. The weightless environment inside a space station has no effect on the guitar’s ability to create sound.

How does a pocket saxophone sound?

The pocket saxophone sound is somewhere between a clarinet and a saxophone. It has quite a rich and deep sound and was designed to be played at any time, irrespective of the place or time of day.

Can astronauts play musical instruments?

A lot of astronauts play instruments. There’s even an astronaut rock-and-roll band. And a surprising variety of musical instruments have found their way into space: in addition to the keyboard, there’s been a flute, a guitar, a saxophone, and an Australian aboriginal wind instrument known as a didgeridoo.

Can you play a musical instrument in space?

In space, there is no medium through which the sound can travel. Therefore, the musical instruments would not sound at all. In a space ship, the propagation velocity of the sound waves would depend on the local pressure and atmospheric conditions.

What would happen if you played a guitar in space?

Sound waves require air to travel, and although the guitar string would certainly vibrate, no sound would be produced. The same is true of any other instrument, even our voices. As the sinister adage from Ridley Scott’s Alien film warns us, “In space, no one can hear you scream.”

Why is the saxophone not in concert C?

Saxophones ARE NOT in Concert Pitch Other instruments, mostly because of the size they are made in, are not in the key of C. For saxophones, the tenor sax and soprano sax are in the key of B♭, whereas the alto sax and baritone sax are in the E♭. Concert C on Alto Sax and Bari Sax

What is the key of the saxophone?

This means that that notes played on the saxophone will sound different from notes of the same name played on a piano, guitar or any other concert pitched instrument. By way of summary, tenor and soprano saxophones are B-flat in the Key of B-flat, whereas alto and baritone saxophones are in the key of E-flat.