Sound Quality Chapter 21 Sect. 4
Sound Quality warm-up: textbook p. 626 Passages 1 and 2 (all Q’s)
Sound Quality https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=XMZW4Ol5zLk Today, I can describe the difference between noise and music
Sound Quality: Resonance (rez-O-nunce) (review) Resonance occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency. The wave (sound) produced by one of the objects causes the other object to vibrate.
Sound Quality: Interference Interference the combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave. (positive or negative) ex: a sonic boom Sound Quality the result of the blending of several pitches (frequencies) through interference. ex: musical instruments have pleasing sound quality if operated properly
Sound Quality: Resonance and Musical Instruments Musical instruments use resonance to make sounds. String instruments strings vibrate & send waves inside the hollow instrument body, where it is amplified Wind instruments blowing air causes mouthpiece vibrations … resulting sound waves are amplified inside the tubes/pipes Percussion instruments make sounds when struck … different sizes & materials have different pitches
Strings p. 619
Winds p. 620
Percussion p. 621
Sound Quality: Noise Noise is any sound (especially non-musical) that is a random mix of frequencies (pitches) … shows no regular pattern Music shows distinct repeating patterns
Music vs. Noise