MUSC-100 Lecture 2: May 3rd 2017

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11 May 2017
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Environmental listening (cid:498)ear cleaning(cid:499: notice every sound in your environment exercise. Information comes to us but our mind filters it out. Frequency: rate that a wave of particles travel through space, cycles per second (cps, human beings can hear between 20-20,000 cps. Pitch: the low or high level of a sound, low number frequency=low pitch, high number of frequencies= high pitch, humans perceive sounds from 20 cps (low pitch) to 20,000 cps (high pitch) Amplitude: level of strength of a vibration, determined by the amount of energy carried within a vibration, measured in decibels (db) Dynamics: pianissimo (pp) softest, piano (p, mezzopiano (mp, mezzoforte (mf, forte (f, fortissimo (ff) loudest. Definite pitch is specific and clear, we are able to pinpoint the note/pitch and are able to recreate it. Listening exercise 1 (cid:498)the prince who changed into a cat(cid:499) from the beijing (cid:498)glory to god(cid:499) from handel"s messiah. Listen how high and low pitch reinforces the meaning of the text.

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