Earsketch Ch. 1

What is an algorithm?

• A dance.

• A type of beat.

• A type of computer

• A set of instructions for the computer.

What is algorithmic composition?

• Composing rithmics.

• Computer dance.

• Creating music by programming.

• Reading music with computers.

What are some reasons why you might want to use programming to create music?

• automate tedious tasks

• experiment more easily

• make things random

• All of the above

What is a DAW

• Software for recording, editing and playing digital audio files/clips

• Type of beat

• Something Homer Simpson would say

• Music Microchip

Select two musicians/producers who recorded all of the clips for EarSketch? (select two)

• Snoop

• Richard Devine

• Young Guru

• Post Malone

Displays important information about your code as it runs, including the location of your errors.

• google

• console

• bug

• text editor

Name two languages you can use in EarSketch.(Select two)

• java

• c++

• javascript

• python

What are the four main sections of every EarSketch project?

• Comments, Startup, Music, Finish

• Intro, Setup, Music, Finish

• Intro, Setup, Beats, Finish

• Comments, Setup, Music, Finish

How can you recognize a function in your program?

• contain camel case

• followed by parenthesis()

• starts with function

• ends with function

What is not an argument in fitMedia()?

• fileName

• tempo

• trackNumber

• startLocation