Music Theory in a Minute BILL CARLSON MUSIC INFORMATICS AND COMPUTING DR. CHUAN
... alphabet. 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 ...
... alphabet. 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 ...
Grade 9 Instrumental Music Theory Workbook
... Activity 9 – Semitones and the Chromatic Scale * I am responsible for knowing the chromatic scale A chromatic scale contains every possible note between two notes an octave apart. There are 12 different notes in a chromatic scale, each one a semitone away from the next. A chromatic scale consists en ...
... Activity 9 – Semitones and the Chromatic Scale * I am responsible for knowing the chromatic scale A chromatic scale contains every possible note between two notes an octave apart. There are 12 different notes in a chromatic scale, each one a semitone away from the next. A chromatic scale consists en ...
Pitch
... and also within speakers due to context and sentence posi4on, but what stays rela4vely constant is pitch level as a propor1on of current range. COGS 300 ...
... and also within speakers due to context and sentence posi4on, but what stays rela4vely constant is pitch level as a propor1on of current range. COGS 300 ...
OTHER SCALES CHROMATIC SCALE The scale consisting of all
... The names of the modes are derived from the Church modes. Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian date from about the 8th century. Ionian and Aeolian were added to the system by the theorist Glareanus in his treatise, Dodekachordon (1547). Locrian mode was only a theoretical possibility and not use ...
... The names of the modes are derived from the Church modes. Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, and Mixolydian date from about the 8th century. Ionian and Aeolian were added to the system by the theorist Glareanus in his treatise, Dodekachordon (1547). Locrian mode was only a theoretical possibility and not use ...
Tuning, Tonality, and 22
... fact that 12-equal is not the historical basis for the diatonic scale; in fact the converse is true, and 12equal was chosen over other meantone tunings only for convenience. Balzano focuses on certain grouptheoretical properties of 12-equal and of the diatonic scales within it. For example, his view ...
... fact that 12-equal is not the historical basis for the diatonic scale; in fact the converse is true, and 12equal was chosen over other meantone tunings only for convenience. Balzano focuses on certain grouptheoretical properties of 12-equal and of the diatonic scales within it. For example, his view ...
Tonal Harmony Chapter 1 Elements of Pitch
... Measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes A harmonic interval results when the notes are performed at the same time A melodic interval occurs when the notes are played successively The method of measuring for both type of intervals are the same Two parts to any interval name: ...
... Measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes A harmonic interval results when the notes are performed at the same time A melodic interval occurs when the notes are played successively The method of measuring for both type of intervals are the same Two parts to any interval name: ...
The Mathematics of Musical Instruments
... By identifying the endpoints of the interval [0, 1], this map can be thought of as an irrational rotation of a circle. It is known that an initial point x0 never returns to itself under the iteration of such a map. Rather, its images fill the circle densely [11]. Therefore, if we move by fifths, we ...
... By identifying the endpoints of the interval [0, 1], this map can be thought of as an irrational rotation of a circle. It is known that an initial point x0 never returns to itself under the iteration of such a map. Rather, its images fill the circle densely [11]. Therefore, if we move by fifths, we ...
2015 Chorus Midterm Review Sheet
... a. the staff – music is written on a staff having five parallel, horizontal lines and four spaces. Symbols called notes are placed on the lines and in the spaces, and their specific location indicates their pitch. b. the musical alphabet – the first seven letters of the alphabet – A, B, C, D, E, F, ...
... a. the staff – music is written on a staff having five parallel, horizontal lines and four spaces. Symbols called notes are placed on the lines and in the spaces, and their specific location indicates their pitch. b. the musical alphabet – the first seven letters of the alphabet – A, B, C, D, E, F, ...
Instrumental Music Beg 1st 9 weeks
... 6.IM.2.7.1 Explain the concept of and perform a major scale in at least two keys/two rudiments. ...
... 6.IM.2.7.1 Explain the concept of and perform a major scale in at least two keys/two rudiments. ...
Chapter One Introduction to Quarter
... There is little mention of microtonal music in primary academic scholarship, and what little exists often comprises only a brief en passant reference to microtonal music embedded within a topic that deals primarily with non-microtonal music. Even though the repertoire of microtonal compositions is g ...
... There is little mention of microtonal music in primary academic scholarship, and what little exists often comprises only a brief en passant reference to microtonal music embedded within a topic that deals primarily with non-microtonal music. Even though the repertoire of microtonal compositions is g ...
ODE TO ANCIENT ROME
... In antiquity, lyres were tuned either cyclically, in perfect 5ths, the 3rds & 6ths then being fine-tuned by ear (Pythagorean tuning) or divisively (using exact mathematical ratios to precisely divide a musical string into specific pitch ratios) to achieve what is called "Just Intonation". The modern ...
... In antiquity, lyres were tuned either cyclically, in perfect 5ths, the 3rds & 6ths then being fine-tuned by ear (Pythagorean tuning) or divisively (using exact mathematical ratios to precisely divide a musical string into specific pitch ratios) to achieve what is called "Just Intonation". The modern ...
ODE TO ANCIENT ROME
... In antiquity, lyres were tuned either cyclically, in perfect 5ths, the 3rds & 6ths then being fine-tuned by ear (Pythagorean tuning) or divisively (using exact mathematical ratios to precisely divide a musical string into specific pitch ratios) to achieve what is called "Just Intonation". The modern ...
... In antiquity, lyres were tuned either cyclically, in perfect 5ths, the 3rds & 6ths then being fine-tuned by ear (Pythagorean tuning) or divisively (using exact mathematical ratios to precisely divide a musical string into specific pitch ratios) to achieve what is called "Just Intonation". The modern ...
storage/MUS001-Quiz Three
... A. Twentieth-century compositions are often organized around a central chord other than the triad. B. In some twentieth-century works, the traditional relationship between dominant and tonic triads is replaced by other chord relationships. C. The use of two or more keys at the same time is known as ...
... A. Twentieth-century compositions are often organized around a central chord other than the triad. B. In some twentieth-century works, the traditional relationship between dominant and tonic triads is replaced by other chord relationships. C. The use of two or more keys at the same time is known as ...
Dictionary of Musical Terms
... Augmented - The term for a major or perfect interval which has been enlarged by one half-step, e.g. c-g , (an augmented fifth,) or c-d , (an augmented second). Also used for a triad with an augmented fifth, e.g. the augmented tonic triad in C major, C+, c-e-g . Baby grand - A small grand piano. Bal ...
... Augmented - The term for a major or perfect interval which has been enlarged by one half-step, e.g. c-g , (an augmented fifth,) or c-d , (an augmented second). Also used for a triad with an augmented fifth, e.g. the augmented tonic triad in C major, C+, c-e-g . Baby grand - A small grand piano. Bal ...
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project`s January 2008 premiere of
... Sonata was Sims’s last serial piece; when it was finished, Sims felt he had done everything it was possible for him to do with that approach, and indeed with the tempered, twelve-note chromatic scale. Although he had been having microtonal impulses—the desire to bend pitches in certain ways in his m ...
... Sonata was Sims’s last serial piece; when it was finished, Sims felt he had done everything it was possible for him to do with that approach, and indeed with the tempered, twelve-note chromatic scale. Although he had been having microtonal impulses—the desire to bend pitches in certain ways in his m ...
1 - Julianne Baird
... d. a shift from one key to another within the same composition 35. Improvisation is a. a technique used only in jazz and non western music b. music created at the same time it is performed c. the addition of ornaments not indicated in the printed music d. all of the above 36. A song in which several ...
... d. a shift from one key to another within the same composition 35. Improvisation is a. a technique used only in jazz and non western music b. music created at the same time it is performed c. the addition of ornaments not indicated in the printed music d. all of the above 36. A song in which several ...
1 - Julianne Baird
... d. a shift from one key to another within the same composition 35. Improvisation is a. a technique used only in jazz and non western music b. music created at the same time it is performed c. the addition of ornaments not indicated in the printed music d. all of the above 36. A song in which several ...
... d. a shift from one key to another within the same composition 35. Improvisation is a. a technique used only in jazz and non western music b. music created at the same time it is performed c. the addition of ornaments not indicated in the printed music d. all of the above 36. A song in which several ...
your name - Julianne Baird
... d. a shift from one key to another within the same composition 35. Improvisation is a. a technique used only in jazz and non western music b. music created at the same time it is performed c. the addition of ornaments not indicated in the printed music d. all of the above 36. A song in which several ...
... d. a shift from one key to another within the same composition 35. Improvisation is a. a technique used only in jazz and non western music b. music created at the same time it is performed c. the addition of ornaments not indicated in the printed music d. all of the above 36. A song in which several ...
Glossary of Common Musical Terms and Concepts
... chord - a group of pitches sounded together creating harmony arpeggio - a chord played one note at a time triad - a chord using 1, 3, 5 of a scale root - the 1st note of a triad or chord inversion chord - a chord where the root is not the lowest note major triad - a chord using 1, 3, 5 of a major sc ...
... chord - a group of pitches sounded together creating harmony arpeggio - a chord played one note at a time triad - a chord using 1, 3, 5 of a scale root - the 1st note of a triad or chord inversion chord - a chord where the root is not the lowest note major triad - a chord using 1, 3, 5 of a major sc ...
Pitch vs Frequency There is a relationship between pitch and
... how close together they are, there is always some other frequency. However, for the purpose of music, this infinitude of possibilities it too great. Over the centuries, the set of all possible frequencies has been categorized into a finite set of frequencies which are used in the playing of music. T ...
... how close together they are, there is always some other frequency. However, for the purpose of music, this infinitude of possibilities it too great. Over the centuries, the set of all possible frequencies has been categorized into a finite set of frequencies which are used in the playing of music. T ...
Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
... Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales The word "pentatonic" comes from the Greek word pente meaning five and tonic meaning tone. Pentatonic scales are the staple of rock music and are used across the world in jazz, blues, country and bluegrass as well as West African music, African-American spirituals a ...
... Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales The word "pentatonic" comes from the Greek word pente meaning five and tonic meaning tone. Pentatonic scales are the staple of rock music and are used across the world in jazz, blues, country and bluegrass as well as West African music, African-American spirituals a ...
Jerome of Moravia on the construction, range, and tuning
... rather than from the region of Moravia in the Czech Republic.) As a music theorist Jerome was both a conservative and a progressive. In his one known work, Treatise on Music, Jerome includes lengthy direct quotes from several earlier music theorists, such as Boethius (c500) and John of St. Gall (c11 ...
... rather than from the region of Moravia in the Czech Republic.) As a music theorist Jerome was both a conservative and a progressive. In his one known work, Treatise on Music, Jerome includes lengthy direct quotes from several earlier music theorists, such as Boethius (c500) and John of St. Gall (c11 ...
The Riqq The riqq (also called daff) is a small tambourine (approx
... Nays come in different lengths, each one being tuned to a specific pitch and named after the note produced with the 1st fingerhole open (D4 for the nây used in the demonstration. Lowest note: C4). The nay is blown using a unique lip technique called bilabial blowing, with both upper and lower lip us ...
... Nays come in different lengths, each one being tuned to a specific pitch and named after the note produced with the 1st fingerhole open (D4 for the nây used in the demonstration. Lowest note: C4). The nay is blown using a unique lip technique called bilabial blowing, with both upper and lower lip us ...
Chorus 8 Benchmarks
... Perform rhythmic examples including whole, half, and quarter notes and the corresponding rests as well as paired eighth notes in 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time signatures. Notate missing note values that will complete measures correctly in 2/3, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. Create an 8-measure melody in 4/4 ti ...
... Perform rhythmic examples including whole, half, and quarter notes and the corresponding rests as well as paired eighth notes in 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4 time signatures. Notate missing note values that will complete measures correctly in 2/3, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. Create an 8-measure melody in 4/4 ti ...
Microtonal music
Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones—intervals smaller than a semitone, which are also called ""microintervals"". It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of twelve equal intervals per octave.