Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/boardwalk-hall-auditorium-organ

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
2. What is the builder?Midmer-Losh Organ Company
3. How many pipes does the organ have?It has about 33,112 pipes, the most of any organ.
4. Why does the organ need such high wind pressure?Because it sits in a huge auditorium, it uses up to 100 inches of wind pressure to push sound far enough to fill the space.

Pipe Organ: A keyboard instrument that generates sound by directing pressurized air through a series of pipes of varying lengths and diameters.
Wind Pressure: The force of air supplied to the organ pipes, directly influencing the volume, tone, and responsiveness of the instrument.
Manuals: The keyboards of an organ played by the hands, typically arranged in multiple tiers to allow for complex musical passages.
Stoptabs: Levers or buttons used to engage or disengage specific sets of pipes (ranks), thereby controlling the organ's timbre and volume.