Bill Nye Music

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What is music?

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Music is a pattern of sounds.

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What characterizes high pitch sound waves?

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High pitch sound waves are close together.

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What are bars in music also called?

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Bars in music are also called measures.

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Who discovered that an octave is a 2:1 ratio?

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Pythagoras discovered that an octave is a 2:1 ratio.

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What is the characteristic of low notes in terms of wave distance?

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Low notes have waves that are far apart.

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What is the term for the distance between two pitches?

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The term is called an interval.

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What is a musical scale?

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A musical scale is a series of notes in a specific order.

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What is rhythm in music?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences in music.

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What is a melody?

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A melody is a sequence of notes that are perceived as a single entity.

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What is harmony in music?

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Harmony is the combination of different musical notes played or sung simultaneously.