Sound is what we hear. Noise is unwanted sound. The difference between sound and noise depends upon the listener and the circumstances. Country music can be heard as a sound by one person and as an extremely annoying noise to another.
The scientific definition of sound, provides a fairly simple answer:
Sound is what we hear. Noise is unwanted sound. The difference between sound and noise depends upon the listener and the circumstances. Country music and/or jazz can be heard as a sound by one person and as an extremely annoying noise to another.