"Pitch is a perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale."
Understanding the concepts of pitch and frequency, and how they are related to one another.
Sound Waves: Understanding the physics of sound waves and how they are produced and transmitted through different mediums.
Pitch: The perceived highness or lowness of a sound frequency, and how it relates to musical notes.
Frequency: The rate at which sound waves vibrate, measured in hertz (Hz).
Octaves: A musical interval that spans eight notes, where each note has a frequency double that of the preceding note.
Tuning Systems: Different ways of dividing the octave into smaller intervals, such as the standard Western equal temperament or just intonation.
Harmonics: The natural frequencies that are produced along with the fundamental frequency of a vibrating object, which give a sound its unique timbre.
Resonance: The phenomenon of an object vibrating at its natural frequency when exposed to an external sound wave of the same frequency.
Musical Scales: A series of notes arranged in a specific order that creates a distinct musical color or mood.
Temperament: The adjustment of the size of different musical intervals to achieve a compromise between pure consonance and functional harmony.
Musical Intervals: The distance between two pitches, measured in semitones or ratios.
Musical Notation: The system of symbols and signs used to represent musical sounds and rhythms on paper.
Chords: A combination of three or more notes played together, which create a harmony.
Frequency Analysis: Techniques for analyzing and visualizing the frequency content of a sound signal, such as the Fourier Transform.
Psychoacoustics: The study of how the human brain processes and interprets sound information, including pitch perception and musical cognition.
Concert Pitch- This corresponds to A440: Which represents the frequency of the note A above middle C.
Microtonal Pitch: In Western Music the notes used on a piano are defined by a certain frequency. However, in other musical traditions such as Indian or Arabic, pitches may be smaller than what is found on a Western keyboard. This difference leads to microtonal pitch in music.
Resonance Frequency: Defined as the frequency at which a resonant system vibrates when excited. String instruments use the resonance of the strings themselves to create a sound.
Fundamental Frequency: Also known as First Harmonic, it is the lowest frequency that any tone or sound can have.
Harmonics: Also called overtones, are frequencies produced by stringed or oscillating instruments, which are multiples of the fundamental frequency.
Inharmonic Overtones: These are overtones that are not exact multiples of the fundamental frequency, which are usually found on percussion instruments.
Timbre: A component of sound that is defined by the harmonic content of the sound. It differentiates between two tones sounded by different instruments or voices.
Beat Frequency: This phenomenon occurs when two close-frequency sound waves combine to form a single, more complex wave.
Octave: This is a pitch interval between two notes which have a frequency ratio of 2:1. For instance, A440 and A880 are an octave apart.
Semitone: This is the smallest interval in Western music or the interval between the adjacent keys of a piano, which is the equivalent of one-twelfth of an octave.
"Pitch is the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as 'higher' and 'lower' in the sense associated with musical melodies."
"Pitch is a major auditory attribute of musical tones, along with duration, loudness, and timbre."
"Pitch may be quantified as a frequency, but pitch is not a purely objective physical property; it is a subjective psychoacoustical attribute of sound."
"The study of pitch and pitch perception has been a central problem in psychoacoustics."
"The study of pitch and pitch perception has been instrumental in forming and testing theories of sound representation, processing, and perception in the auditory system."
"Pitch is a major auditory attribute of musical tones, along with duration, loudness, and timbre."
"Pitch may be quantified as a frequency."
"Pitch is not a purely objective physical property; it is a subjective psychoacoustical attribute of sound."
"Pitch is the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as 'higher' and 'lower'."
"Pitch is the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as 'higher' and 'lower' in the sense associated with musical melodies."
"The study of pitch and pitch perception has been a central problem in psychoacoustics."
"The study of pitch and pitch perception has been instrumental in forming and testing theories of sound representation, processing, and perception in the auditory system."
"Pitch is a major auditory attribute of musical tones, along with duration, loudness, and timbre."
"Pitch may be quantified as a frequency, but pitch is not a purely objective physical property."
"Pitch is a perceptual property of sounds."
"Pitch is a subjective psychoacoustical attribute of sound."
"The study of pitch and pitch perception has been instrumental in forming and testing theories of sound representation, processing, and perception in the auditory system."
"Pitch is a major auditory attribute of musical tones, along with duration, loudness, and timbre."
"Pitch is the quality that makes it possible to judge sounds as 'higher' and 'lower' in the sense associated with musical melodies."