Acoustics
Music Terms
Your Classmates
This Class
Trivia
100

This is the science of sound, including production, transmission, and biological and psychological effects

Acoustics

100

This term is used to describe the highness or lowness of a sound, determined by the frequency of vibrations created

Pitch

100

He's a talented drummer who loves the music of Kanye West

Mirko

100

This is the current name of the other music elective class taught by Mr. Higgins

The Story of Music: From Stone Age to Spotify

100

This "King of Pop" released Thriller, the best-selling album of all time

Michael Jackson

200
This is the approximate range of human hearing measured in Hz.

20 - 20,000 Hz

200

This horizontal aspect of music is defined as a sequence of notes that are perceived as a single coherent entity.

Melody

200

She plays the piano and likes to perform the theme song to Interstellar

Anna

200

An important class rule is that you should try to use this thing before class begins rather than during class

The toilet

200

This British band played their famous last live concert on a rooftop in London in 1969

The Beatles

300

If frequency is the X-axis of a sound wave visually represented, this is the Y-axis, defined as the maximum extent of a vibration, measured from the position of equilibrium.

Amplitude

300

The simultaneous combination of different musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions that complement the melody, creating a pleasing sound.

Harmony

300

This girl hasn't taken a music elective at ASPV previously but she plays three instruments

Isabella

300

We will be using this type of software to record and create music using our computers, an essential tool for all music makers.

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)

300

In 1981, this music television network launched with the first video "Video Killed the Radio Star"

MTV

400

Defined as the number of cycles from maximum air pressure (compression) to minimum air pressure (rarefaction) in one second of a sound wave, our ears interpret this phenomenon as different pitches.

Frequency

400

The pattern of sounds and silences in timm, it involves the arrangement of durations of notes and rests, creating a sense of beat, tempo, and groove.

Rhythm

400

He recently traveled to iceland and still hasn't handed in his summative assignment from last semester

Pato

400

All of the class rules are related to this one important aspect of human relationships on which all others are built

Respect

400

his rapper and producer, known for his album The Chronic, also co-founded Beats by Dre

Dr. Dre

500

This is the region of a sound wave where air particles are spread apart, creating low pressure. It alternates with compression in a longitudinal wave.

Rarefaction

500

The interrelationship of melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic elements within a musical composition, this term describes the overall sound quality and complexity based on how these elements interact.

Texture

500

Her dad is a talented local musician and her mom teaches in the lower school

Rhythm

500

This is the name of the music festival that Mr. Higgins is organizing in Sayulita in March

Sand & Strings Music Festival

500

Before going solo, Beyoncé was a member of this R&B girl group

Destiny's Child

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