Sometimes they are far apart. The sound is completely random. Haley likes to listen to Mike 'drumming' on his book with his pencil at lunch. A Jacard Loom uses holes punched in stiff paper cards to tell it which fibers to raise in the weaving process. The holes in the paper are stored information.
Player pianos use a roll of paper with holes in the paper to tell it when to play certain notes.
Check below that which is NOT a required element of music. A. Music is pleasing to the listener. B. Music is organized. C. Music is played or performed. All music must be written or recorded.