Vocab

Question 1

Imaging

Answer 1

later location and distance placement of the individual sound sources within a sound stage

Question 2

Perceived performance environment

Answer 2

the environment of the sound stage; the overall environment where the performance is heard as taking place

Question 3

sound stage

Answer 3

the single area which the sound sources are perceived as being located; has an apparent physical size of width and depth

Question 4

Sound object

Answer 4

refers to the sound material out of it’s original musical context

Question 5

Sound event

Answer 5

the complete musical idea that is perceived by the states and values of the artistic elements of sound

Question 6

IAP

Answer 6

arrivals of the same sound at each ear at a different SPL and are critical to determining localization for sounds at high frequencies

Question 7

ITD

Answer 7

arrivals of the same sound at each ear at a different time; a sound that is not precisely in front or in back of the listener will arrive at each ear closest to the sound source before it reaches the furthest ear

Question 8

Analytical listening

Answer 8

the evaluation of the content and the function of the sound in relation to the musical or communication context in which it exists

Question 9

Critical listening

Answer 9

the evaluation of the characteristics of the sound source itself

Question 10

Equivalence

Answer 10

the concept that all of the artistic elements of sound have and equal potential to carry the most significant musical information; any artistic element has the potential to be the central carrier of the musical idea at any moment in time; and element may also be a secondary element at any moment in time or at any level of perspective, and the importance of any element might shift at any moment