Grade 9 · lesson 4 of 4

Schedule Matching Image and Sound Cues

A synchronized cue plan gives image and sound the same start and explicitly accounts for their duration.

About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper and a pencil, typed notes or a browser scratch area. Color names can replace colored supplies; drawn figures and timelines can replace performance.
  • Complete teaching inputs: Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 4, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 2 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized? Supplied candidates: (A) Both start 4; both end 7 (B) Both start 5; both end 7 (C) Image and sound start 4; both end 6 (D) Image starts 4; sound starts 5; both end 6.
  • Independent check: Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 5, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 3 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized? Supplied candidates: (A) Both start 5; both end 9 (B) Both start 6; both end 9 (C) Image and sound start 5; both end 8 (D) Image starts 5; sound starts 6; both end 8.

Learn the idea

Use multiple pieces of score information together. Retain supplied scale spellings, combine generic and chromatic interval distances, compare fixed-voice movement costs and synchronize an original audiovisual cue plan. A synchronized cue plan gives image and sound the same start and explicitly accounts for their duration. Add start time and hold length to determine the planned shared end.

Reason through the supplied case: Start times match at 4. Duration 2 gives end time 4+2=6. A shared cue and explicit end time make the intended relationship testable; actual playback synchronization would still require rendered or performed verification.

An accurate timeline plan is not proof of actual playback synchronization. Retain a real rendered or performed check before reporting a successful audiovisual execution.

  1. Read the complete teaching inputs and mark the feature, rule or constraint being tested.
  2. Compare the model decision with one rejected candidate; state the visible evidence or calculation that distinguishes them.
  3. Solve the independent check and the three changed-input practice cases before reading feedback.
  4. Plan image and sound to start together at second five and last three seconds.
  5. Check your artifact against these explicit criteria: Both begin at five and end at eight; the shared cue and duration are explicit.
Worked example

See the method in action

Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 4, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 2 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized? Supplied candidates: (A) Both start 4; both end 7 (B) Both start 5; both end 7 (C) Image and sound start 4; both end 6 (D) Image starts 4; sound starts 5; both end 6. Model decision: Image and sound start 4; both end 6. Start times match at 4. Duration 2 gives end time 4+2=6. A shared cue and explicit end time make the intended relationship testable; actual playback synchronization would still require rendered or performed verification.

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Helpful tips
  • A synchronized cue plan gives image and sound the same start and explicitly accounts for their duration.
  • An accurate timeline plan is not proof of actual playback synchronization.
Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 5, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 3 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized?

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See the answer and explanation

Image and sound start 5; both end 8

Start times match at 5. Duration 3 gives end time 5+3=8. A shared cue and explicit end time make the intended relationship testable; actual playback synchronization would still require rendered or performed verification.

Take it further

New-input analysis: Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 11, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 3 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized? Supplied candidates: (A) Both start 11; both end 15 (B) Both start 12; both end 15 (C) Image and sound start 11; both end 14 (D) Image starts 11; sound starts 12; both end 14. Expected relationship: Image and sound start 11; both end 14. Start times match at 11. Duration 3 gives end time 11+3=14. A shared cue and explicit end time make the intended relationship testable; actual playback synchronization would still require rendered or performed verification. Create your own artifact: Plan image and sound to start together at second five and last three seconds. Completion criteria: Both begin at five and end at eight; the shared cue and duration are explicit.

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More practice: try new cases

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More practice: try new cases
1. Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 6, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 4 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized?
Need a hint?
  • A synchronized cue plan gives image and sound the same start and explicitly accounts for their duration.
  • An accurate timeline plan is not proof of actual playback synchronization.
2. Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 7, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 2 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized?
Need a hint?
  • A synchronized cue plan gives image and sound the same start and explicitly accounts for their duration.
  • An accurate timeline plan is not proof of actual playback synchronization.
3. Original audiovisual plan: show the new image at second 8, begin its sound at that same cue, and hold both for 3 seconds. Which cue row is synchronized?
Need a hint?
  • A synchronized cue plan gives image and sound the same start and explicitly accounts for their duration.
  • An accurate timeline plan is not proof of actual playback synchronization.

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