MUSC 3600 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sarod, Vihuela, Sitar
14 Feb 2017
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Midterm exam 1 review terms and listening tracks for exam. Please review the following terms from the reading or videos. I will include questions that may refer to these terms. It will include a few listening examples from the list at the bottom of this attachment. Please be familiar with the songs on these tracks. Soundscape distinctive sounds, settings, and significances of music. Frequency vibrations per second of string/air/waves, determines pitch. Harmonic series of vibrations that combine to create pitch. Overtones harmonics other than the fundamental, influence quality. Fundamental tone - lowest/first harmonic, the basic pitch of the sound. Timbre distinctiveness of a voice/instrument from the acoustic properties (quality) Musical ethnography identifying/studying a musical scene and its soundscape. Fieldwork research, observation, and participation of living traditions. fieldnotes notes written to record an observation in the field. Acoustics properties that determine how sound is transmitted. Igil tuvan bowed lute with a carved horse head on instrument"s neck.
