1. Vocab. Power Point Randall York

2. Additive Synthesis A synthesis technique that creates a periodic signal by adding sinusoids together.

3. Amplitude The size of a signal.

4. Bass Clef Also called F clef. Indicates the note on the fourth line is F below middle C.

5. Bit Short for “binary digit”. A bit takes on only the value of 0 or 1.

6. Byte Eight consecutive bits.

7. Chord A collection of simultaneously played tones.

8. Clef The sign written at the beginning of a staff to indicate pitch.

9. Fundamental A mathematical quantity describing the repetition rate of a periodic signal.

10. Hertz Units of frequency or repetition rate, measured in periods per second.

11. Loudspeaker A device that turns electrical energy into sour energy.

12. Melody A sequence of notes that make up a piece of music.

13. Microphone A device that turns sound energy into electrical energy.

14. Periodic Signal A signal that exactly repeats at regular intervals.

15. Pitch The perceived frequency of a sound.

16. Rate of Decay A number that describes the way an exponential function decreases over time.

17. Score Notation showing all parts or instraments.

18. Signal A pattern or variation that contains information, usually denoted as s(t).

19. Sound Signal A pattern or variation in air molecules that a sound makes.

20. Tempo The speed of a piece of music.

21. Spectrum A plot of periodic signal’s sinusoidal components.