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- How did musicians change the pitch of their instruments?
- What determines the pitch of a musical note?
- Do notes have different frequencies?
- Why does the instrument produce different notes?
How did musicians change the pitch of their instruments?
Making Music
All musical instruments create sound by causing matter to vibrate. The vibrations start sound waves moving through the air. Most musical instruments use resonance to amplify the sound waves and make the sounds louder. ... This changes the pitch of the sounds, or how high or low the sounds seem to a listener.
What determines the pitch of a musical note?
The characteristic of sound that determines the pitch of a musical note is the frequency in the vibration of a sound wave.
Do notes have different frequencies?
The frequencies 440Hz and 880Hz both correspond to the musical note A, but one octave apart. The next higher A in the musical scale would have the frequency 1760Hz, twice 880Hz. In the western musical scale, there are 12 notes in every octave.
Why does the instrument produce different notes?
The reason the same musical note sounds different when played on various instruments is because the harmonic overtones and envelope of each instrument is unique. When a frequency is played, other frequencies, called harmonics, are created. Each instrument has a unique harmonic character.
