Pentathlon Fine Arts Day 1

Which options puzzle scientists and philosophers about whether or not they are considered music?

• bird song (birds chirping/singing)

• a book falling

• an opera singer

• accidental sound

• music playing if no one is around to hear it

Music is _______ organized in time.

Sound is described as a _______ of energy.

What is the abbreviation for a sound wave?

• Mrs.

• Sw

• MP3

• Hz

Frequency/Pitch = how high or low a sound is, while amplitude =

• how loud or soft

• How tall or short

• How high or low

• How good or bad

The greater the frequency of a soundwave, the _______ the pitch is.

• louder

• lower

• higher

• softer

Humans can hear between 20Hz to __________.

• 2,000 Hz

• 20,000 Hz

• 100,000 Hz

• 10,000 Hz

What is an ethnomusicologist?

• A person who studies various kinds of music

• A person who performs

• A doctor who uses music therapy to help patients

• A person who studies rhythm and blues

Which is NOT a classification of instruments according to Sachs and Hornbostel?

• Idiophones

• Anthrophones

• Chordophones

• Aerophones