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11 Cards in this Set
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Sound
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the sensation perceived by the organs of hearing when vibrations (sound waves) reach the ear
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Vibration
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the periodic motion of a substance.
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Compression and Rarefaction
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The alternation of increased (compression) and decreased (rarefaction) pressure in the air caused by an activated (vibrating) surface or air column.
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Frequency
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the number of compression-rarefaction cycles that occur per unit of time, usually one second.
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Pitch
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Variations in frequency which produce a "highness" or "lowness" of a tone.
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Intensity
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the volume of a tone.
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Duration
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the length of time a pitch, or tone, is sounded.
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Timbre
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the tone quality or color of a sound. Is the result of the ear perceiving a certain harmonic series.
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Harmonic Series
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the various pitches produced simultaneously by a vibrating body. It results because a vibrating body vibrates in sections as well as whole parts.
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Partials
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the pitches produced simultaneously by the vibrating sections.
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fundamental
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the first partial. the lowest frequency. the loudest pitch. the specific pitch of the musical tone.
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