CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS1 FIRST TERM

WEEK 11

FUNDAMENTALS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

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CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUND

Musical sounds are distinguished from noises in that they are composed of regular, uniform vibrations, while noises are irregular and disordered vibrations. One musical tone is distinguished from another on the basis of pitch, intensity or loudness and quality or timbre. They are explained below:

1. PITCH: Pitch describes how high or low a tone is and it depends upon the rapidity with which a sounding body vibrates; i.e. upon the frequency of vibration. The higher the frequency of vibration, the higher the tone; the pitch of the siren gets higher and higher as the frequency of vibration increases. The lower the frequency, the lower the tone. 
2. INTENSITY OR LOUDNESS: The intensity or loudness of a sound depends upon the extent to which the sounding body vibrates i.e., the amplitude.... View More