Sound, Noise and Music

Sound, Noise and Music all are different things that have very different impacts on human beings. Sound, Noise & Music are all related to one another but they are not the same thing. This difference article will help you to understand the difference between Sound, Noise & Sound:

Sound is defined as a sensation that is caused by the vibration of the eardrum. A sound can be heard from any source such as a musical instrument, human voice, animal etc.  Sound can be in many forms such as a musical tone, whistle, highly pitched sound etc.

Sound is an essential part of life without which life would not exist on this planet. Sound helps humans to communicate with each other, it helps in learning new things and also helps us to express ourselves without speaking words. For example when we see somebody getting hit by an arrow or shaken by an earthquake we immediately hear a sound and then react. 

Noise

Sound if loud irritation that disturbs peace and tranquility is known as noise. Noise is a term that is applied to unnecessary sound. Noise can be in many forms such as, loud sound, irritating sound etc. Noise can be caused by several sources such as loudspeaker, factory, cars etc. Sound and Noise both are unwanted noise but they are different things and they are having different impacts on human beings: Noise is harmful for human health because it disturbs peace and tranquility of human beings which is not good for human health. For example if you live in a traffic jam where the noise of vehicles makes its way into your house you would feel annoyed as well as disturbed because this noise would disturb your sleep and peace of mind.

Music

In this information age people are listening to music very frequently as compared to other aspects of human sound. Everyone likes music and every person learns some type of instrument during their childhood. Whenever they hear a type of sound they enjoy they start humming that song which is popularly known as the process of singing a song. People like rhythm and beat in their lives because it entertains their minds in some way or other.

Music is nothing but a combination of various noises mixed together with rhythm and beats whereas noise is an unwanted sound that does not have any kind of rhythm or beat or melody.

Difference between Sound, Noise and Music

1) Sound is a sound that is created by the space between two objects. For example, you can create sound by rubbing your hands together.

2) Noise is a loud sound that disturbs the peace and tranquility of human beings. For example, if you live in a traffic jam where the noise of vehicles makes its way into your house you would feel annoyed as well as disturbed because this noise would disturb your sleep and peace of mind.

3) Music is nothing but a combination of various noises mixed together with rhythm and beats whereas noise is an unwanted sound that does not have any kind of rhythm or beat or melody.

4) The effects of sound (good or bad) are temporary but the effect of noise is permanent. For example when you hear a new song on the radio it feels really good but after sometime you get used to that song and then it doesn’t feel good to hear that song. However, if you live in a traffic jam for a long time you would always be disturbed by the noise of vehicles even if the vehicles are removed from your sight because you have become used to the noise and now even without seeing the source of this sound you can easily identify this sound.

5) Noise does not have any melody, rhythm or beat whereas music contains melody, rhythm and beat.

6) Music affects the human mind in a positive way but noise can also affect the human body by disturbing the peace and tranquility of human beings.

7) You cannot be harmed by your own music but you can be hurt by your own noise. For example, if you are playing loud music at night and then people start talking loudly or laughing loudly in the room where you are sleeping then this sound can disturb your sleep and peace of mind because now the sound has become associated with noisy behaviour.

8) The effects of sounds are temporary but the effect of noise is permanent.

Conclusion

This article is about the difference between sound and noise. Sound, noise & music are one of the most important things that every human being must learn about because it has a great impact on our lives.