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| Audible fluctuations of air pressure |
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| Human utterances that convey meaning |
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| Characteristic given to sound by its overtones |
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| Sounde emitted by enviornment |
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| Patterns of durational events through time |
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| Durational succesion of a single pitch |
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| Two or more pitches happening simultaneously |
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| How soft or loud and how the music is played |
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| What are the three P's? Also, Explain each of the three P's roles in the production of sound |
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Production: Scource of sound/vibration
Perception: Hearing
Propogation: Medium in which sound travels |
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What is the standard measuring frequency?
What does it mean? |
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Hertz (Hz)
Cycles per second |
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| Explain the decible system |
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A logarithmic scale (.log 10)
The actual doubling of sound is +3dB
but, the perception is +6dB to +10dB |
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| How much louder is 90dB than 40dB? |
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| What is the frequency range of human hearing? |
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| What are three ways to visualize sound waves? |
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Air Molecules
Rock in Puddle
Slinkie |
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