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Musical notes are made up of several frequencies: the ___________ and the overtones.
Answer
Selected Answer:
Harmonics
Correct Answer: fundamental fundamentals fundamental frequency fundamental frequencies
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Not correct. Sorry.
Question 2
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Can absolute pitch be developed? Explain your answer.
Answer
Selected Answer: it is usually found less then 0.01% of general population and appears at an early age and tends to run in famlies, it is usually say that, it is unlikely to develop such skill.
Correct Answer:
While absolute pitch appears at an early age and some researchers even claim to have found evidence of DNA markers for it, other researchers argue that it can be acquired by early music training within the same critical period as is necessary for language acquisition. Some studies indicate that adults can develop a 'fragile' version of absolute pitch in much the same way that they can learn another language later in life.
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Question 3
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which brain system is connected with our emotional response to music?
Answer
Selected Answer:
b.
The limbic system
Correct Answer:
b.
The limbic system
Question 4
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Each note is double the frequency of the note one octave below it.
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Selected Answer:
False
Correct Answer:
True
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Incorrect.
Question 5
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What are the two kinds of dissonance that people can perceive?
Answer
Selected Answer:
1. Low level, psychoacoustic dissonance
2 high level, musical dissonance
Correct Answer:
One is psychacoustic dissonance, which is universally perceived because it depends on the biology of the ear. The other is musical dissonance, which is learned through exposure to music of your culture.
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Question 6
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Explain the concept of entrainment.
Answer
Selected Answer: the practice of entraining one's brainwaves to a desired frequency
Correct Answer:
Entrainment refers to the tendency for two oscillating bodies to lock into phase so that they move in time with each other. In humans it manifests as a compulsion to move in synchronization with rhythms that we hear. It is believed to be associated with perception of rhythm via mirror neurons in the brain.
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Question 7
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Perception of which facet/s of musical sound are to do with frequency?
Answer
Selected Answer:
c.
Both a. and b.
Correct Answer:
c.
Both a. and b.
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That is correct.
Question 8
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Which principles of Gestalt psychology help to explain our perception of phrase boundaries?
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Selected Answer:
d.
Both b. and c.
Correct Answer:
d.
Both b. and c.
Response Feedback:
Correct! Well done.
Question 9
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What is meant by music cognition?
Answer
Selected Answer: it is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the mental processes that support musical behaviors, including perception, comprehension, memory, attention, and performance
Correct Answer:
Music cognition refers to the way musical information is processed in our minds.
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Question 10
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Music is mostly processed in the right hemisphere of the brain.
Answer
Selected Answer:
True
Correct Answer:
False
Response Feedback:
Incorrect. It used to be believed that music was processed only in the right hemisphere of the brain, but now it is largley understood that musical processing involves multiple mechanisms on both sides of the brain.
Question 11
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Amplitude