Psych Of Music

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Amplitude

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the magnitude or strength of a signal. Itcorresponds roughly with our perception of loudness�u�y��

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Beat

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inferred component of music through meter thatis subjective to the listener which may not be actively presentlZmFu

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Consonance

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The subjective experience of pleasantness,smoothness, or relaxedness evoked by sounds. The two tones fundamentalfrequencies are related by small integer ratios. Some regard consonance as theabsence of dissonance while others consider them distinct phenomena. ul

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Dissonance

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The subjective experience of unpleasantness,roughness, or tenseness evoked by sound

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Formant

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Distinguishing or meaningful frequencycomponents of human speech and singing. Intensity peak in an acoustic frequencypatternmu]

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fourier analysis

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A type ofanalysis used to decompose a complex tone in music into a set of individualfrequency components, including a number of overtones (Named after Joseph Fourier)

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Harmonic Sequence

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Any numerical sequence of ascending frequencieswhere successive numbers are integral multiples or share a large common divisorru]

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Harmony

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A hierarchically organized aspect of musicalstructure that carries out a specific function- perceived chords are meaningfulin their relationship to one another. Uu"EuX

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Implied Harmony

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an appropriate harmony that could possiblyaccompany a melody based upon the strong harmonic suggestions of the melodyitself. u

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Key

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Describes the organization of a passage of musicby establishing scale and tonal centerharau

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Melodic contour

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a melody’s pattern of upward and downwardchanges in pitch over time, irrespective to the absolute pitches involved orthe specific size of the intervals~C

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melodic expectancies

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a listener’s expectations about the upcomingnotes based upon pitch proximity and pitch reversal expectationssu_

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Overtones

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Any simple sine tone that exists above afundamental frequency and that fuses with other components to form a singlecomplex tone

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partials

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any simple sine tone component that fusesperceptually with another component to form a complex tonee='fuP

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particulate principle

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a property of complex systems whereby simpleelements are combined to form complex structureshtmuQ

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periodic

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any simple or complex function is described asperiodic if it has an identifiable cycle of repetition. When the frequency ofrepetition lies within the range of human hearing, the resulting sound willconvey a sense of pitch

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Pitch

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The psychological quality of periodic soundsthat extends from low to high ofruS

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pulse

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related to meter and can be measured in cyclesper minuteody>uU

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repetition rate

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Measured in hertz and usually determines the perceived pitch=

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Rhythm

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The temporal structure of music, speech, andmovement which is conceived in terms of metrical and grouping structurens-su^

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Timbre

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Denotes the properties of sound other than pitchand loudness that produce its overall identity or character. tmu_