Sound, Noise and Modern Music

Front

Contemporary music refers to music invented between 1945-today.

Back

True

Front

Contemporary and _________ refer to the same, current time period.

Back

modern

Front

What makes something music?

Back

If sounds are organized in some way

Front

Music is made of _________

Back

Sound Waves

Front

What are sound waves?

Back

Patterns of vibrations in the air

Front

Are music and noise the same?

Back

No

Front

Is music patterns of sound?

Back

Yes

Front

For the sake of argument: If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make sound?

Back

No, because sound is how the brain interprets vibration and if there are no brains in the forest to interpret the vibrations, the sound doesn't exist, even though the vibration does.

Front

Do the sound waves in noise tend to be ordered or disordered?

Back

Disordered

Front

Aleatory (Chance) Music

Back

A type of music where elements of the piece are left to chance, or the piece is left to the individual performer’s interpretation.