Music Flashcards
1
Q
What is the definition of music?
A
“sound organized in time.”
2
Q
What do we call when sometimes the composition and performance happen simultaneously?
A
Improvisation
3
Q
Pitch
A
It Is the highness or lowness of the sound.
4
Q
How can we describe sound?
A
Sound is described as a wave of energy.
5
Q
What thing provides most of the non-pitched sounds in music?
A
Percussion instruments
6
Q
Frequency
A
It is the speed of the vibration, and this determines the pitch of the sound.
7
Q
Amplitude
A
It is the relative strength of sound waves (transmitted vibrations), which we perceive as loudness or volume.
8
Q
What are the four groups of categories in instruments?
A
Chordophones, Aerophones, Membranophones and Idiophones
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