1 The cochlea, dedicated to hearing; converting sound pressure patterns from the outer ear into electrochemical impulses which are passed on to the brain via the auditory nerve.
The Scoville Heat Scale. The Scoville scale is a measure of the 'hotness' of a chilli pepper or anything derived from chilli peppers, i.e. hot sauce. The scale is actually a measure of the concentration of the chemical compound capsaicin which is the active component that produces the heat sensation for humans.
Learning the Blues scale. The blue note in blues scale. Blues scale is the pentatonic scale with one more note (added in the scale). This note is known as âBlue noteâ and it is the flattened fifth in the case of the minor pentatonic, or the flattened third in the case of the major pentatonic.