a sound that has one definite frequency is
View Test Prep - Quiz 3.docx from HUM ABCDEFG at Coastline Community College. 1. The term for a sound that has one definite frequency is x tone rhythm tempo harmony 2. When notes sounded together tend to be grating or unpleasant, the resulting sound is called harmony timbre x dissonance consonance 3. A group of notes played in succession with a perceivable shape x is called a melody produces harmony produces consonance produces dissonance 4.