MUS 1070, Introduction to Music Technology Quiz 1Your Name:

1. Why are harmonics called “partials”?

2. True or False?: the Compact Disc (CD) is magnetic technology.

3. How do you measure the speed of sound?:A. miles per hourB. decibelsC. cycles per second

4. Which of these frequencies would sound the highest pitched?:A. 100 hertzB. 5000 HZC. Eighty cycles per secondD. 10K

5. True or False? Just intonation is more commonly used than equal temperament in Western music culture.

6. Why does sound travel faster in steel than in air?

7. If two strings vibrate at the exact same speed, we call it:A. BeatsB. OctavesC. Unison

8. What is Resonance?

Match each person to the technology they’re associated with:9. Thomas Edison A. Telegraph10. Samuel Morse B. Multi-track recording11. Les Paul C. Gramophone

12. Explain what a transducer is, and give two examples:

13. What is sound?

14. What’s the difference between analog and digital audio?

15. Approximately how long does it take sound to travel from the front to the back of Dvorak Hall?:

A. About 6 millisecondsB. About 100 millisecondsC. About 750 msD. About a second

16. How does a speaker work?

17. If an object vibrates 1760 times per second, what pitch would it emit?

18. What’s the difference between harmonic and non-harmonic sound?

19. Explain a way in which music technology has changed music:

20. (Brief answer): In your opinion, how might the knowledge of acoustics- the science of how sound works- be helpful to a musician, music technologist or music teacher?

(Extra credit, 2 points): How many octaves does healthy human hearing encompass?