PSYB51H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Categorical Perception, Spectrogram, Stereo Display
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Pitch: the psychological aspect of sound related mainly to perceived frequency. Octave: the interval between two sound frequencies having a ratio of 2:1. Tone height: a sound quality corresponding to the level of pitch. Tone chroma: a sound quality shared by tones that have the same octave interval. Chord: a combination of three or more musical notes with different pitches played simultaneously. Absolute pitch (ap): a are ability whereby some people are able to very accurately name or produce notes without comparison to other notes. Melody: a sequence of notes or chords perceived as a single coherent structure. Tempo: the perceived speed of the presentation of sounds. Vocal tract: the airway above the larynx used for the production of speech. The vocal tract includes the oral tract and nasal tract. Phonation: the process through which vocal folds are made to vibrate when air pushes out of the lungs.
