Music vs Sound

Music vs Sound

By Sarah Elsheakh

Open Ended

What is the difference between sound and music? Answer in at least 1 complete sentence. No wrong answers!

Sound Definition

The biggest difference between sound and music :

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1. the absence of regular rhythm.

2. Cannot be recreated by a voice or instrument

Soundscape

A collection of single sounds in a specific environment is called a soundscape

Poll

Listen to THIS CLIP. Is this clip a SOUND or a SOUNDSCAPE?

• Sound: has no rhythm

• Soundscape: creates a specific environment

Poll

Listen to THIS CLIP. Is this clip a SOUND or a SOUNDSCAPE?

• Sound: has no rhythm

• Soundscape: creates a specific environment

Human Made: Created by a person

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Ambient Sounds: ​Exists WITHOUT any human action

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Human Action: Human meets an object in the environment​

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3 Types of Sounds

• Cough

• Sneeze

• Laugh

• Cry​

​Human Made Sounds

Open Ended

Name one other kind of human made sound (not on the last slide!)

• Animals

• Nature (weather)

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​Natural/ Ambient Sounds

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a NATURAL/AMBIENT sound?

• Dog Barking

• Sipping Coffee

• Yelling

• Laughing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a HUMAN MADE SOUND?

• Dog Barking

• Laughing

• Thunderstorm

• Car Horn

Usually when a person interacts with an object, or machine.

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• ​Turning something on or off​

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​Human Action

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a HUMAN ACTION sound?

• Crying

• A windy day

• Turning on a car

• Coughing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a human made sound?

• Sniffling

• Crying

• Turning on a coffee pot

• Laughing

Open Ended

List one AMBIENT sound you might hear in a rainforest

Multiple Choice

Kids laughing at recess is an example of what type of sound?

• Ambient Sound

• Human Made Sound

• Human Action Sound

Multiple Choice

A cat meowing

• Natural/Ambient Sound

• Human made Sounds

• Human Action

Multiple Choice

Turning on a kitchen fan

• Natural/Ambient Sound

• Human Made Sound

• Human Action

What sounds might you hear?​

Think about the Beach

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Open Ended

List 1 Natural/Ambient sound you might hear at the beach

Open Ended

List one human made sound you might hear at the Beach

Open Ended

List one human action sound from the environment you chose