A 4:3 ratio in music describes which musical interval?
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Perfect 4th
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A given cup hold 4 ounces of water. Another cup holds 3 ounces of water. This corresponds to which musical interval?
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Perfect 4th
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A string is four feet long. It vibrates at 440 Hz and produces the note "A". How long does the string have to be in order to vibrate at 880 Hz?
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2 feet
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If each of the objects in a series of objects orbits around another central object twice as fast as the object it follows, and half as fast as the object that proceeds it, they would be a __________
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Temporal relationship
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the Vesical Pisces can be used to generate which of the following
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All of the above
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A given cup holds 2 ounces of water, another cup holds 3 ounces of water. This corresponds to which musical interval?
Front
Perfect 5th
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A string is four feet long. It vibrates at 440 Hz and produces the note 'A'. How long does the string have to be in order to vibrate at 220 Hz and produce the note 'A' one octave lower?
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8 feet
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T-F The Galilean moons of Jupiter form a series of 2:1 relationships in terms of their orbital resonance. This represents a temporal relationship?
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True
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Which of the following systems of musical temperament reduces each perfect?
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Equal temperament
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According to the textbook, when sound goes below ________ is hear at aa rhythm
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16 Hz
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In George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Total Organization, harmonic motion is a ___________ direct sounds final
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Sharp
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For an overtone series starting with C, the first eight notes are C, C1, G, C2, E, G1, Bƅ, C3. What is the ratio of the frequencies of C1 to Bƅ?
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2:7
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Mathematically, the frequencies of a series of octaves in an octaves series correspond to a(n) _____________ progression.
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Geometric
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A string is 10 feet long. It vibrates at 110 Hz and produces the note 'A'. What must happen to the string in order for it to produce the note 'A' two octaves higher?
Front
Reduced by 3/4
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Which of the following systems of musical temperament reduces each perfect 5th, thus making each 5th out of tune?
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Equal temperament
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T-F The term orbital resonance and mean motion resonance refers to the periodic table of elements?
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False
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In the video they used _____________ how old the disc is
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Age of corrosion
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T-F Under equal temperament a series of 12 fifths will produce a circle
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True
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The Quadrivium refers to the relationship among music, arithmetic, astronomy, and _________
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Geometry
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In the Equal Temperament Video which of the composers was credited in making equal temperament popular?
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Bach
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The mathematical formula b=a+b/2 is associated with which of the following:
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Geometric mean
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Trigon is another name for a ___________
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Triangle
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The best way to find the middle C on a piano is to _______?
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look for the keyhole
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Alligators react in an agitated manner when the note 'low ______' is played on the tuba
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Bƅ
Back
The timbre if a musical sound is primarily determined by the relationship between fundamental tone and its ____________
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overtones
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The ratio corresponding to the perfect octave is 2:1. What is the ratio of an interval that equals two octaves? (C, C1, G, C2, E, E1, Bƅ, C3)
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4:1
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A ladder of twelve perfect fifths will produce a __________?
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Spiral
Back
In the PBS video we saw in class, the timbre of a bell was altered by a change to its _______?
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Shape
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T-F The term fractal is used to describe the periodic effect that sound and vibration have on matter
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False
Back
Which of the following is the formula for the arithmetic mean?
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None of the above
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In the overtone series F- F1-C-F2-A-X-Eƅ-F3 that starts with the fundamental F, what note belongs in the position indicated by X? (What note lies one octave below X)
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C
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A string is 10 feet long. It vibrates at 150 Hz and produces the note C. if we reduce the string by ½ it will vibrate at __________ and produce which the note C1.
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300 Hz
Back
When we hear the interval of a perfect 4th the _______ tends to sound as the tonic of the interval in a perfect 5th the lower note sounds as the tonic
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uppernote
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In the video 'What is Music?' viewed in class, _____________ was mixed into the varnish and painted onto the violin