Electronic Music (Pretest: Units 1-4)

Why did certain artists embrace and use synthesizers in their music?

What does MIDI stand for?

A method of cutting or boosting levels of frequencies within a sound by adjusting the volume at different points

A melody can be featured inside of a chorus

Define "beat":

I am a quarter rest and I get 1 beat

What is a “pure” instrument?

The top number in a time signature tells us how many beats are in a measure

How many letters exist in the music alphabet?

Combining multiple recorded sounds together while also blending and changing their audio characteristics

Define "tempo":

Stopping unwanted noise coming through in a recording by cutting signals below a certain threshold

Define "rhythm":

I am a quarter note and get 1 beat

I am an sixteenth note and get 1/4 a beat I can also be beamed with other sixteenth notes

Who created the theremin?

Reflection of sound from surfaces, can be added in electronically

A short, pre-recorder sound, taken from one recording and used in another. The smallest unit of digital sound.

I am a half note and get 2 beats

Reducing the dynamic range of a signal

What does DAW stand for?

How loud a signal is before it goes through an amplifier (another word for volume or guitar distortion)

I am a whole note and get 4 beats

What type of sound wave is this?

What type of sound wave is this?

Commercial melodies are normally long and complex

Making sure audio sounds consistent over all music formats and platforms

What type of sound wave is this?

A melody and chorus are the same

I am an eight note and get 1/2 a beat I can also be beamed with other eight notes

What are three components of a low pitched frequency?

A sound with effects added in

Change or deformation of an audio signal's waveform

What type of sound wave is this?

A pure, unprocessed sound

This is a time signature

What year was the theremin created?

The bottom number tells us what note gets the beat (In this example it is a quarter note)

What is a synthesizer?

What are three components of a high pitched frequency?

What decade did electronics become a regular part of American's daily lives?

Creates a distinctive "swooshing" or "jet plane" sound

What is a melody?

A melody can be complex or simple