I spent the majority of today working on my experiment and gathering my preliminary data. One thing that I learnt was that it is crucial to be flexible with experimental design. I seriously underestimated how long it would take to gather meaningful data. I ended up spending a majority of my time improving elements of my design (such as the audio analysing software I used, the range of notes I was testing on, and the settings on the microphone). However I’m still proud of the progress I made today. I managed to gather data for three notes across my chosen range. This data was consistent across all the trials I did and comparable to the results I found in other research papers. It was honestly such a relief to see my experiment working after all the things I had to modify and change. I was really proud of the way I kept working through every problem I encountered.

Next, I’m planning on analysing my data and graphing it. I want to see if it matches my predicted theory.