Music Theory chapter 1 test

Sound is created by what?

A vibrating body

What does a vibrating body create?

Sound waves

Sound waves are made up of what?

Compression (Together) and rarefaction (apart)

Define Pitch

The highness or lowness of a sound

Term for pitch

frequency

Unit of measure for pitch

Hertz (Hz)

Musical reference for pitch

musical letter names

define intensity

The loudness or softness of sound

the scientific term for intensity

amplitude

unit of measure for intensity

decibels (dB)

Musical reference for intensity

dynamics

define duration

the longness or shortness of sound

scientific term for duration

note value

Unit of measure for duration

seconds, minutes, or hours

musical reference for duration

tempo, meter, value

describe timbre

the color of sound

musical reference for timbre

tone quality

define timbre

relative intensity of the harmonics of the pitch

Natural harmonic series

overtone series; the fundamentals are doubled as they go up

what are the fundamentals for the harmonic series

fundamental, 100,200,300,400,500,600