Music Theory
This is the octave of C.
What is C?
In a time signature of 4/4, this is how many half notes would fit in a measure.
What is 2?
This term describes the highness or lowness of a sound, which is determined by its frequency.
What is pitch?
Soundwaves occur due to these molecules colliding due to pressure differences.
What are air molecules?
BPM stands for this.
What is beats per minute?
These are the letter notes of a C Major Scale.
What is CDEFGAB?
This is what the top number in a time signature represents.
What is the number of beats in a measure?
This unit is used to measure sound intensity.
What is Decibels?
This is the top part of a soundwave.
What are compressions?
DAW stands for this.
What is Digital Audio Workstation?
This is the "secret formula" for knowing how to find the correct letter names/notes for a major scale with any note.
What is WWHWWWH?
This is what the bottom number in a time signature represents.
What is what type of note gets the beat?
This device converts sound waves into electrical signals for amplification/recording.
What is a microphone?
This is the bottom part of a soundwave.
What are rarefactions?
SPL stands for this.
What is Sound Pressure Level?
This is the tonic in a G Minor Scale?
What is G?
In a time signature of 5/4, this is how many eighth notes would fit in a measure.
What is 10?
Sound is the result of air molecules colliding do to this.
What is pressure differences?
This unit is used to illustrate what the exact pitch of a note is, which is the number of cycles per second.
What is Hertz?
DAC stands for this.
What is Digital-to-Analog Converter?
This note is a half step up from F.
What is F# or Gb?
In a time signature of 5/8, what type of note gets the beat?
What is eighth note?
This term refers to the phenomenon where two sound waves of slightly different frequencies interfere with each other, creating a wavering sound.
What is a beat frequency?
This is the word used to describe the height of the wave and is measured in dB.
What is amplitude?
These are responsible for converting sound waves into nerve signals that the brain interprets as sound.
What are hair cells?