Music vs Sound

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7th - 8th Grade

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Sarah Elsheakh

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Music vs Sound

By Sarah Elsheakh

Open Ended

What is the difference between sound and music? Answer in at least 1 complete sentence. No wrong answers!

Type response here

Sound Definition

The biggest difference between sound and music :

the absence of regular rhythm.
Cannot be recreated by a voice or instrument

Soundscape

A collection of single sounds in a specific environment is called a soundscape

Poll

Listen to THIS CLIP. Is this clip a SOUND or a SOUNDSCAPE?

Sound: has no rhythm

Soundscape: creates a specific environment

Poll

Listen to THIS CLIP. Is this clip a SOUND or a SOUNDSCAPE?

Sound: has no rhythm

Soundscape: creates a specific environment

Human Made: Created by a person

Ambient Sounds: Exists WITHOUT any human action

Human Action: Human meets an object in the environment

3 Types of Sounds

Cough
Sneeze
Laugh
Cry

Human Made Sounds

Open Ended

Name one other kind of human made sound (not on the last slide!)

Type response here

Animals
Nature (weather)

Natural/ Ambient Sounds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a NATURAL/AMBIENT sound?

Dog Barking

Sipping Coffee

Yelling

Laughing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a HUMAN MADE SOUND?

Dog Barking

Laughing

Thunderstorm

Car Horn

Usually when a person interacts with an object, or machine.

Turning something on or off

Human Action

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a HUMAN ACTION sound?

Crying

A windy day

Turning on a car

Coughing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a human made sound?

Sniffling

Crying

Turning on a coffee pot

Laughing

Open Ended

List one AMBIENT sound you might hear in a rainforest

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Kids laughing at recess is an example of what type of sound?

Ambient Sound

Human Made Sound

Human Action Sound

Multiple Choice

A cat meowing

Natural/Ambient Sound

Human made Sounds

Human Action

Multiple Choice

Turning on a kitchen fan

Natural/Ambient Sound

Human Made Sound

Human Action

What sounds might you hear?

Think about the Beach

Open Ended

List 1 Natural/Ambient sound you might hear at the beach

Type response here

Open Ended

List one human made sound you might hear at the Beach

Type response here

Open Ended

List one human action sound from the environment you chose

Type response here

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