Can the same note have different frequencies?

When two musical notes are an octave apart, one has double the frequency of the other yet we hear them as the “same” note – a “C” for example.

How does a string instrument produce different sounds?

Making Sound All string instruments make sounds with tensioned strings. Thicker strings produce a lower sound than thinner strings. That is why, even though all the strings on a guitar are the same length, they all sound a different note. String instruments can be plucked, bowed, or in the case of the piano, struck.

What makes sounds different from each other?

Why are sounds different? As you know, there are many different sounds. Fire alarms are loud, whispers are soft, sopranos sing high, tubas play low, every one of your friends has a different voice. The differences between sounds are caused by intensity, pitch, and tone.

How are different tones made with instruments?

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. Resonance occurs when an object vibrates in response to sound waves of a certain frequency.

How do notes differ with different frequencies?

Higher pitched notes have larger frequency steps (in Hertz) between them, but each step makes an equal change to difference in pitch (one semitone) that we perceive. Even though there are twelve notes in an octave, only the first seven letters of the alphabet are used to name them (from A to G).

How are different notes produced on a guitar where all strings have the same length?

How are different notes produced on a guitar, where all strings have the same length? Even though the strings have the same length, they have different tensions and different masses. Finger placement also changes the length, in turn producing different notes.

What’s the difference between note and notes?

A note is a singular note. There is only 1. For example: I passed him a note in class. Notes is the plural, meaning that there is more than one note.

When you’re reading music how can you tell the difference between notes with different pitches?

The marking for ties and slurs is identical and often confuses students. The difference is a tie connects two notes of the same pitch (on the same line or space of the staff). A slur applies to two or more different notes and means the two different notes should be played legato.