
FREE - James Buckham
... It will also help you communicate with other musicians. These concepts and the associated terminology are often discussed when forming arrangements, rehearsing or the 10-seconds you have on a gig to learn the form and changes to a tune that you’ve never played before from the other musicians! And ho ...
... It will also help you communicate with other musicians. These concepts and the associated terminology are often discussed when forming arrangements, rehearsing or the 10-seconds you have on a gig to learn the form and changes to a tune that you’ve never played before from the other musicians! And ho ...
Ancient Music
... happened by looking at their tools, he discovered that it was because the anvils were "simple ratios of each other, one was half the size of the first, another was 2/3 the size, and so on. ...
... happened by looking at their tools, he discovered that it was because the anvils were "simple ratios of each other, one was half the size of the first, another was 2/3 the size, and so on. ...
Blues Chords and Scales in E Minor (G Major)
... Blues Chords and Scales in E Minor (G Major) The blues is a very influential style of music. It is the principal inspiration for what eventually became rock music. The basic blues chord progression is based on a repeated 12 bar pattern. This is called the 12-Bar Blues. The diagram below illustrating ...
... Blues Chords and Scales in E Minor (G Major) The blues is a very influential style of music. It is the principal inspiration for what eventually became rock music. The basic blues chord progression is based on a repeated 12 bar pattern. This is called the 12-Bar Blues. The diagram below illustrating ...
Seventh Chords
... The augmented 7th is not useful, because it is enharmonic to the perfect octave. Further, the diminished 7th interval is often enharmonically spelled as a major 6th. When this happens, the chord that results is called an added-sixth chord. Combining the four triad types with the major seventh, the m ...
... The augmented 7th is not useful, because it is enharmonic to the perfect octave. Further, the diminished 7th interval is often enharmonically spelled as a major 6th. When this happens, the chord that results is called an added-sixth chord. Combining the four triad types with the major seventh, the m ...
Appendix H Musical Concepts
... Triad - A given tone together with the 3rd and 5th above it constitutes a specific kind of chord called a triad. A triad or other chord may be built on any degree of a scale. Additional thirds may be added to triads producing 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th chords. Any tone of a triad or other chord may be ...
... Triad - A given tone together with the 3rd and 5th above it constitutes a specific kind of chord called a triad. A triad or other chord may be built on any degree of a scale. Additional thirds may be added to triads producing 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th chords. Any tone of a triad or other chord may be ...
Music Terms Ch.18
... 5. Monophonic: the simplest of musical textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony. This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave (such as often when men and women sing together). 5. Polyphonic: music consisting of two or more indepen ...
... 5. Monophonic: the simplest of musical textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony. This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave (such as often when men and women sing together). 5. Polyphonic: music consisting of two or more indepen ...
what is harmony
... The reason for the name “dominant” is that the notes of a major scale are all given names as well as Roman numerals. The first note (I) (also known as the “home” or “keynote”) is, as mentioned above, called the “tonic”. The second (II) is called the super-tonic (because it’s “above” the tonic); the ...
... The reason for the name “dominant” is that the notes of a major scale are all given names as well as Roman numerals. The first note (I) (also known as the “home” or “keynote”) is, as mentioned above, called the “tonic”. The second (II) is called the super-tonic (because it’s “above” the tonic); the ...
Chromaticism I
... The following chart shows the set of chord relations amongst chords related to a given tonic. In a sense, the closest relation is that between the two parallel tonics (i.e., the change of mode). Taken abstractly, the chart can be seen to represent relations amongst chords within a progression, or ke ...
... The following chart shows the set of chord relations amongst chords related to a given tonic. In a sense, the closest relation is that between the two parallel tonics (i.e., the change of mode). Taken abstractly, the chart can be seen to represent relations amongst chords within a progression, or ke ...
doc Fundamentals
... Interval: pitch distance between two notes -large / small -2nds, 3rds, octaves etc... -consonant / dissonant Melody: a series of pitches that are organized across time; horizontal, linear aspect of music -tunes: easily sing-able melodies -motives: melodic fragments that are short and repetitive -the ...
... Interval: pitch distance between two notes -large / small -2nds, 3rds, octaves etc... -consonant / dissonant Melody: a series of pitches that are organized across time; horizontal, linear aspect of music -tunes: easily sing-able melodies -motives: melodic fragments that are short and repetitive -the ...
Music Theory in a Minute BILL CARLSON MUSIC INFORMATICS AND COMPUTING DR. CHUAN
... A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,etc.. Each note is referred to as a Pitch. Going from one C through all of the notes to the next C is an Octave. (i.e. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) All the notes contained between are in the same register. All musical instruments can produce pitches ...
... A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,etc.. Each note is referred to as a Pitch. Going from one C through all of the notes to the next C is an Octave. (i.e. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) All the notes contained between are in the same register. All musical instruments can produce pitches ...
Word - asboa
... A key based on the minor scale Changing meter within the song Commonly refers to music based on the Gregorian mode (e.g., dorian, Phrygian, mixolydian) A series of notes into which the octave is divided according to specific systems The process of changing from one key to another Single melody in un ...
... A key based on the minor scale Changing meter within the song Commonly refers to music based on the Gregorian mode (e.g., dorian, Phrygian, mixolydian) A series of notes into which the octave is divided according to specific systems The process of changing from one key to another Single melody in un ...
The Musical - Year 9 – Stage 5 Good Samaritan
... Finding out the distance between notes can be challenging. To help, count the number of half steps between the notes of the interval you are trying to find. From C to D is 1 half-step – that’s a minor second interval. From C to D there are 2 steps C#/Db and D – That’s an interval of a major second. ...
... Finding out the distance between notes can be challenging. To help, count the number of half steps between the notes of the interval you are trying to find. From C to D is 1 half-step – that’s a minor second interval. From C to D there are 2 steps C#/Db and D – That’s an interval of a major second. ...
20th-century art music
... intervals written, but not necessarily at the precise pitch indicated). This means that there cannot be any reliable sense of a tonal centre, even though there appear to be some notes which occur more often than others. But: Some of the intervals, such as the minor third, do recur and have the ef ...
... intervals written, but not necessarily at the precise pitch indicated). This means that there cannot be any reliable sense of a tonal centre, even though there appear to be some notes which occur more often than others. But: Some of the intervals, such as the minor third, do recur and have the ef ...
MU 139 Power Point - Montgomery College
... Harmony: Two or more sounds happening at the same time. Usually as background. Form: Organization or structure of music. Texture: How the musical parts are woven together. Timbre (Tone): The unique individual characteristics of each sound. ...
... Harmony: Two or more sounds happening at the same time. Usually as background. Form: Organization or structure of music. Texture: How the musical parts are woven together. Timbre (Tone): The unique individual characteristics of each sound. ...
Text on music
... Music utilizes sound: waves or vibrations in the air. The human ear is capable of recognizing precise pitches — sounds of particular high or low frequencies. Musical tone is a pure sound of a fixed frequency: musical tones are usually represented as notes in musical notation (score). Scale: a partic ...
... Music utilizes sound: waves or vibrations in the air. The human ear is capable of recognizing precise pitches — sounds of particular high or low frequencies. Musical tone is a pure sound of a fixed frequency: musical tones are usually represented as notes in musical notation (score). Scale: a partic ...
GRADE FOUR Expectations in Class Active Participation with
... Begin altered sounds using “#”, “b” and natural accidentals; Begin introduction of Melodic and Harmonic minor scales; Introduce orchestra instruments; Introduce treble & bass clef; Letter names of notes Harmony Intervals of chords within the major scale using syllables and note names; Identify caden ...
... Begin altered sounds using “#”, “b” and natural accidentals; Begin introduction of Melodic and Harmonic minor scales; Introduce orchestra instruments; Introduce treble & bass clef; Letter names of notes Harmony Intervals of chords within the major scale using syllables and note names; Identify caden ...
Music Vocabulary
... Harmony- Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions. Key- System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note. ...
... Harmony- Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions. Key- System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note. ...
Benward Chapter 9
... the tone on which the chord is constructed, which is the root of the triad. The note a third above the root is called the third of the triad. The fifth above the root is the fifth of the triad. Triads are named by the root and the quality of sound: thus, in the following example, a major triad built ...
... the tone on which the chord is constructed, which is the root of the triad. The note a third above the root is called the third of the triad. The fifth above the root is the fifth of the triad. Triads are named by the root and the quality of sound: thus, in the following example, a major triad built ...
vocabulary - Berkner AP Music Theory
... Motive, motif – A short melodic pattern or musical idea that runs through a Music Theory – The study of how music is put together Natural Minor Scale – An octave encompassing the following half-step and whole- step configuration: WHWWHWW Natural n – The music symbol that indicates that a note ...
... Motive, motif – A short melodic pattern or musical idea that runs through a Music Theory – The study of how music is put together Natural Minor Scale – An octave encompassing the following half-step and whole- step configuration: WHWWHWW Natural n – The music symbol that indicates that a note ...
vocabulary - AP Music Theory
... Bass Clef – The symbol that marks the F-line on the staff Beat – Regular reoccurring series of durations Binary Form – A compositional form in which an initial section is followed by a contrasting section (AB) Cadence – The melodic or harmonic ending of a piece or the sections or phrases therein. A ...
... Bass Clef – The symbol that marks the F-line on the staff Beat – Regular reoccurring series of durations Binary Form – A compositional form in which an initial section is followed by a contrasting section (AB) Cadence – The melodic or harmonic ending of a piece or the sections or phrases therein. A ...
Truong Nguyen 1 Bao Chung Truong Nguyen MUSC 121 – Fall
... resolve, but in this particular situation, this method only results in the refusal. His chord usually contains both the natural and sharpened/flattened form of the same note so we cannot define what key that chord belongs to. In addition, for a very few times Dominant or major/minor chords are clear ...
... resolve, but in this particular situation, this method only results in the refusal. His chord usually contains both the natural and sharpened/flattened form of the same note so we cannot define what key that chord belongs to. In addition, for a very few times Dominant or major/minor chords are clear ...
Music Theory 171 Questions on Chapters 3A, 3B and 3C 3A
... 2. What does this say about the relationship between the fifth, the fourth and the octave? 3. What is created between the fifth and the fourth, and what is its ratio? 4. The notes of the major, minor, Phrygian and Middle Eastern tetrachords and listed on this page. Transpose them to the key of D and ...
... 2. What does this say about the relationship between the fifth, the fourth and the octave? 3. What is created between the fifth and the fourth, and what is its ratio? 4. The notes of the major, minor, Phrygian and Middle Eastern tetrachords and listed on this page. Transpose them to the key of D and ...
Harmony

In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the ""vertical"" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the ""horizontal"" aspect. Counterpoint, which refers to the interweaving of melodic lines, and polyphony, which refers to the relationship of separate independent voices, are thus sometimes distinguished from harmony.In popular and jazz harmony, chords are named by their root plus various terms and characters indicating their qualities. In many types of music, notably baroque, romantic, modern, and jazz, chords are often augmented with ""tensions"". A tension is an additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass. Typically, in the classical common practice period a dissonant chord (chord with tension) ""resolves"" to a consonant chord. Harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the consonant and dissonant sounds. In simple words, that occurs when there is a balance between ""tense"" and ""relaxed"" moments.