Music and Speech Perception

Question 1

spectrogram

Answer 1

In sound analysis, a three-dimensional display that plots time on the horizontal axis, frequency on the vertical axis, and amplitude (intensity) on a color or gray scale.

Question 1

tone chroma

Answer 1

A sound quality shared by tones that have the same octave interval.

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tone height

Answer 1

A sound quality corresponding to the level of pitch. Tone height is monotonically related to frequency.

Question 2

tempo

Answer 2

The perceived speed of the presentation of sounds.

Question 4

categorical perception

Answer 4

For speech as well as other complex sounds and images, the phenomenon by which the discrimination of items is no better than the ability to label items.

Question 5

phonation

Answer 5

The process through which vocal folds are made to vibrate when air pushes out of the lungs.

Question 6

chord

Answer 6

A combination of three or more musical notes with different pitches played simultaneously.

Question 6

syncopation

Answer 6

Any deviation from a regular rhythm.

Question 7

coarticulation

Answer 7

The phenomenon in speech whereby attributes of successive speech units overlap in articulatory or acoustic patterns.

Question 9

octave

Answer 9

The interval between two sound frequencies having a ratio of 2:1.

Question 11

articulation

Answer 11

The act or manner of producing a speech sound using the vocal tract.

Question 12

pitch

Answer 12

The psychological aspect of sound related mainly to perceived frequency.

Question 13

melody

Answer 13

A sequence of notes or chords perceived as a single coherent structure.

Question 14

formant

Answer 14

A resonance of the vocal tract. Formants are specified by their center frequency and are denoted by integers that increase with relative frequency.

Question 15

vocal tract

Answer 15

The airway above the larynx used for the production of speech. The vocal tract includes the oral tract and nasal tract.