Music theory: Lightnote

Music theory flashcards based on a great site: https://www.lightnote.co/music-theory/diatonic.

2 flashcards · Music · by lakesare

1. What does the 3:2 ratio mean?

   3 waves of note #1 for every 2 waves of note #2. That is, for every two waves of Note 1 (200Hz) there are three of Note 4 (300Hz).

2. How will these sound differently?

   First one will sound good, because there is a simple ratio between these notes. A simple ratio between the notes means they sound nice together. Can you see the repeating pattern in the first one? Your ears can hear the simple ratio between these waves. It turns out that when the waves line up in nice patterns, it sounds good!!! Our ears like it when the ratio between the waves are simple.