Overview

In this tutorial you will learn about our sense of the pitch of sounds.

If you complete the tutorial you will learn about

·         What we mean by our sense of pitch

·         What physical properties of sounds give rise to our sensation of pitch

·         The limits of pitch

·         The operation of our hearing mechanism relating to pitch

·         How pitch is encoded in the nerve signals sent from the ear to brain

·         A comparison of different ideas about how pitch arises

·         The possible origins of musical pitch intervals

You will find the tutorial easier to understand if you have some knowledge of the basic acoustics of sound waves.

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