lec 1- what is sound? Flashcards
1
Q
what is sound?
A
mechanical energy in a medium
2
Q
what did John Cage do?
A
found new ways of using instruments like screws and tapes
3
Q
what is the oldest electrical instrument?
A
the theremin, made in the 1920s
4
Q
what is geophony?
A
non biological sounds that occur in a habitat
5
Q
what is biophony?
A
sound generated by all the organisms in the environment in one place
6
Q
what is anthrophony?
A
sounds generated and created by humans
7
Q
what happens to sound when it hits furniture?
A
it bounces off
8
Q
what is a soundscape?
A
all sounds you hear in a space
9
Q
what do sounds have?
A
a cause
10
Q
what may sounds have?
A
a distinct source, no discernible source, an ambivalent source
11
Q
what is an onomatopoeia?
A
a sound that describes a sound
