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   ocr: - - - 2 MUS a HEOR - - - - - - - - Nature OfSound Play Could you hum along? 60f16 6 Icycle wavelength 5cycles per second = 5 Hz Summary - - - - - - - - - - - - A AA crest Isecond The violinist played a specific pitch which can be measured. Pitch is measured in terms of its frequency: cycles, or vibrations, per second. The particular pitch you heard is called A 440. That means that the violin string is vibrating at a steady rate of 440 cycles per second. Another term for cycles per second is Hertz. Return