physics+of+music

=**Research Topic:** physics of music= == =KEY WORD = Also called [|catchword]in Library Science. a significant or term in the title, abstract, or text of a document or other item being indexed, used as the index entry. (Dictionary.com) For example: acoustics, sounds, guitars, pianos, percussion, woodwinds, brass...

=**PHRASE: **= A phrase is a group of words that are related and focus on an idea; however, this group of words does not have a subject, a verb, or both. ([]) For example: physics of music, production of sounds, transmission of sounds, physical acoustics...

= Natural Language Search = With the Natural Language Search option you can enter a full sentence or phrase to receive relevance-ranked results. Both a phrase "physics of sound" or a question: "What is physics of sound?" will work. Place your search terms in context instead of using a key word for the best results.

====** Boolean Operator Search ** Boolean operators - Database Search Tips ==== The Boolean Search option allows you to enter multiple key words, or combine words and phrases to precisely target your search. The Boolean operators, AND -narrow your results, OR -broaden your results, NOT or AND NOT- narrow your results by excluding words from your search.

For example: acoustics AND guitar; acoustic OR guitar; acoustics NOT guitar

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The **ADVANCED SEARCH:** By using the Advanced Search features, you can narrow any search by publication date, article title, publisher, author or reading level, etc. Note that searching with too little detail can flood you with results that you don't need. On the other hand, a search that's too specific may cut out information you do need.

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