Music Fundamentals: People and Sounds Flashcards
Music
- Music is the art of sound in time.
- Pleasant sounds that end.
What is demonstrated by Vanitas?
Still life, shows the transience of music.
How did technology change music?
- Music is not generated by people in your presence.
- Music can be reproduced.
Technology means music becomes a symbol of ___, not impermanence.
Immortality.
Sound is generated by ___ in the air.
Vibrations.
What are the 4 properties of sound?
- Frequency.
- Amplitude.
- Timbre.
- Duration.
Frequency, in common terms, is ___.
Pitch.
Amplitude, in common terms, is ___.
Volume.
Timbre, in common terms, is ___.
Quality.
Duration, in common terms, is ___.
Rhythm.
Pitch
Vibrations per second.
Volume
Size of vibrations.
Quality
Overtones in music.
Rhythm
Time of sound over time.
The higher the frequency, the ___ the pitch.
Higher.
Slow vibrations are ___ pitch.
Low.
The higher the Hz number, the ___ the pitch.
Higher.
A clap is an ___ sound.
Unhitched.
A note is a ___ sound.
Pitched.
In music, pitch is ___ organized.
Highly.
As far as amplitude goes, tall vibrations are ___ sounds, while short vibrations are ___ sounds.
Loud, soft.
Volume is referred to as ___.
Dynamics.
Dynamics
Volume.
Dynamics are referred to in ___.
Italian.
Means vs. Effect
Effect is the mood that the means creates.
