Music Theory 1-Introduction
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lynaetoom29 on March 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sound | the sensation perceived by the organs of hearing when vibrations (sound waves) reach the ear |
| Vibration | the periodic motion of a substance |
| Compression | increased air pressure |
| Rarefaction | decreased air pressure |
| Frequency | the number of compression-rarefaction cycles that occur per unit of time; audible human range 20-20,000 hertz |
| Pitch | the highness or lowness of a sound |
| Tone | a musical sound of definite pitch |
| Intensity (amplitude) | the loudness or softness of a pitch; measured in decibels |
| acoustics | science of sound |
| Duration | the length of time a pitch is sounded |
| Meter | regularly recurring pulses of equal duration usually grouped into patterns of two, three, four or more |
| Beat | patterns of strong and weak pulses |
| Rhythm | a pattern of uneven durations; organization of sounds & silences in time |
| Timbre | the tone quality or color of a sound |
| Harmonic Series | various pitches produced simultaneously by a vibrating body |
| Partials or Harmonics | pitches produced simultaneously by the vibrating sections |
| Fundamental | the first partial |
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