(iii) Explain why a music tone played on one instrument sound differently from the same note played on another instrument.

Explain why a music tone played on one instrument sound differently from the same note played on another instrument.

• When an instrument is played, all the allowed vibration take place producing different frequencies.
• The quality of the musical note is determined by the number and strength (intensity) of the overtones.
• Thus when the note played on an instrument that has fewer overtones, it sounds different from the same note played on different instrument with more overtones.

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