Chapter 3

Question 1

human hearing range

Answer 1

20-20000 hz

Question 2

grand piano frequency range

Answer 2

27-4200 hz

Question 3

lowest organ note

Answer 3

16 hz

Question 4

highest piccolo note

Answer 4

4500 hz

Question 5

virtual pitch

Answer 5

a missing fundamental can be heard solely on the basis of hearing its harmonics

Question 6

critical bandwidth

Answer 6

range of frequencies that evoke a similar response in the auditory system
- auditory system responds similarly to frequencies in close proximity to each other

Question 7

consonance

Answer 7

the degree to which tones that sound simultaneously sound pleasing

Question 8

dissonance

Answer 8

the degree to which tones that sound simultaneously sound displeasing

Question 9

when is perceived dissonance maximal

Answer 9

when harmonics of tones fit within the same critical band without being identical

Question 10

hammer hitting a steel plate

Answer 10

114 db

Question 11

marimba perceptual system

Answer 11

there were long gestures and short gestures and the perceptual system thought the long gestures were associated with longer notes
- shows the perceptual system overrides the auditory system

Question 12

pitch fusion

Answer 12

when sounds are less than 50ms apart, the seem to fuse together into a continuous sound

Question 13

timbre

Answer 13

intrinsic and distinctive quality of sound produced by the musical source

Question 14

pinna

Answer 14

scoops up sound waves and directs the incoming vibrations into the auditory canal

Question 15

auditory canal

Answer 15

terminates in the ear drum

- acts as a resonator

Question 16

binaural cues

Answer 16

interaural timing and interaural intensity

Question 17

inpedence matching

Answer 17

the preservation of energy across context characterized by differing levels of resistance

Question 18

cochlea

Answer 18

• arrangement of 3 parallel tubes, vestibular canal, median canal, and tympanic canal

Question 19

if unrolled how much would the cochlea measure

Answer 19

3.5 cm

Question 20

transduction

Answer 20

energy of one form must be converted into electro-chemical energy

Question 21

place theory

Answer 21

where on the basilar membrane the maximum displacement occurs
- pitches about 5khz

Question 22

residue pitch

Answer 22

there is no place corresponding to the fundamental that is heard as pitch

Question 23

time theory

Answer 23

the time between successive phases of the displacement of the basilar membrane by the energy of the traveling wave
- below 5kHz

Question 24

problems with time theory

Answer 24

if the frequency is really high it fires continuously making it unable to detect the space in between firings