Music Technology Unit 1

Music Technology Unit 1

Multiple Choice

The three properties of a waveform are Frequency, Timbre, and___________________

• Loudness

• Melody

• Volume

• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

Timbre affects the ______________ of a sound wave.

• Size

• Speed

• Shape

• Sound

Multiple Choice

Frequency is heard by a difference in _________________.

• Pitch

• Volume

• Quality

• Speed

Multiple Choice

A bigger amplitude results in a wave that is _______________.

• Small

• Large

• Faster

• Slower

Multiple Choice

What does a time signature do?

• Tell us how fast music is.

• How many beats in a measure.

• How long the song is.

• How many beats per minute.

Multiple Select

A synthesizer is an electric instrument. In other words, it requires electricity.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these is considered the first electric instrument? hint: you play it without touching it

• Electric guitar

• Theremin

• Synthesizer

• Keyboard

Multiple Choice

The synth uses the envelope’s shape to determine how one or more other aspects of the sound change over time. This process of using some part of the synthesizer to affect other parts is called_______.

• Filtering

• Modulation

• Distorting

• Hacking

Multiple Select

Check all that apply to the modulation of a synthesizers sound.

• Envelope

• Attack

• Sustain

• Decay

• Release

Multiple Choice

Frequency is measured in ______

• Meters

• Hertz

• Smertz

• Decibels

Multiple Choice

1000 hertz

• Milohertz

• Moles

• Kilohertz

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

The higher the _____________________, the faster the vibrations of the wave are.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Melody

• Timbre

Multiple Select

A high amplitude means that the wave will be small.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Two people singing will have the same wave shape.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The higher the frequency the slower the vibrations are.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Most songs have 4 beats per measure.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The range of hearing for humans is 10HTz to 10 KHz.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Explain what song form is. What is the song form of a typical popular music selection? Use complete sentences.