Exploring Pitch and Frequency in Music

What is pitch in music?

• The speed of a sound wave

• The volume of a sound

• How high or low a sound is

• The duration of a sound

What does frequency measure?

• The loudness of a sound

• The quality of a sound

• The number of sound waves per second

• The duration of a sound

What is the frequency of the note A440?

• 110 Hertz

• 880 Hertz

• 440 Hertz

• 220 Hertz

Why do musicians give certain frequencies special names?

• To make it easier to communicate about music

• To confuse beginners

• To make music more complex

• To follow a tradition

How are different A notes related?

• They are octaves apart

• They are played on different instruments

• They have the same frequency

• They are in different keys

How many different pitches are there in Western music?

• 14

• 8

• 12

• 10

What type of distribution do the frequencies of pitches follow?

• Random

• Exponential

• Logarithmic

• Linear

Why might a producer want to change the pitch of a sound?

• To change the instrument

• To fix a sloppy sound

• To make the sound quieter

• To change the speed of the music

What happens to the speed of a sound when its pitch is increased?

• The speed decreases

• The speed increases

• The speed becomes random

• The speed remains the same

What does software do to change the pitch without altering the speed?

• It removes some waves

• It changes the instrument

• It repeats the wave an extra amount of times

• It slows down the wave