Terms and Definitions – Jan
... Chromaticism: the frequent presence in melodies and chords of intervals only a half step apart; in a scale, the use of notes not part of the diatonic major or minor pattern Art song: Composition for solo voice and piano accompaniment Through-composed: a term used to describe music that exhibits no o ...
... Chromaticism: the frequent presence in melodies and chords of intervals only a half step apart; in a scale, the use of notes not part of the diatonic major or minor pattern Art song: Composition for solo voice and piano accompaniment Through-composed: a term used to describe music that exhibits no o ...
1 Terms and Definitions Characteristics of Romantic Music (Lecture 9)
... Chromaticism: the frequent presence in melodies and chords of intervals only a half step apart; in a scale, the use of notes not part of the diatonic major or minor pattern Art song: Composition for solo voice and piano accompaniment Through-composed: a term used to describe music that exhibits no o ...
... Chromaticism: the frequent presence in melodies and chords of intervals only a half step apart; in a scale, the use of notes not part of the diatonic major or minor pattern Art song: Composition for solo voice and piano accompaniment Through-composed: a term used to describe music that exhibits no o ...
Major Keys and Scales
... Why is it important for music to be organized and have structure? How do key centers have specific relationships and functions in music that make music more predictable? Why do composers choose to write music in certain key centers or change to different key centers within the ...
... Why is it important for music to be organized and have structure? How do key centers have specific relationships and functions in music that make music more predictable? Why do composers choose to write music in certain key centers or change to different key centers within the ...
Lecture Series 1 Exam Review
... Music 100 Review Sheet 1-How do we define music what is it as an art form? 2-Define the term rhythm. 3-How is musical time measured? 4-What does it mean to give the beat an accent? 5-Give an example of nonmetrical music. 6-Placement of accents away from their normal stresses in the meter is called: ...
... Music 100 Review Sheet 1-How do we define music what is it as an art form? 2-Define the term rhythm. 3-How is musical time measured? 4-What does it mean to give the beat an accent? 5-Give an example of nonmetrical music. 6-Placement of accents away from their normal stresses in the meter is called: ...
Diatonic Autoharps Explained
... Diatonic autoharps The diatonic scale is the do-re-mi scale using seven tones. An autoharp tuned to a diatonic scale (which could be in any key) does not have the sharps and flats normally available on a chromatic ‘harp. The big disadvantage is that with this ‘harp you are limited to play only in th ...
... Diatonic autoharps The diatonic scale is the do-re-mi scale using seven tones. An autoharp tuned to a diatonic scale (which could be in any key) does not have the sharps and flats normally available on a chromatic ‘harp. The big disadvantage is that with this ‘harp you are limited to play only in th ...
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... notes of the chromatic scale • The distance between two adjacent notes on the keyboard ...
... notes of the chromatic scale • The distance between two adjacent notes on the keyboard ...
TONE VS. MODE by Stan Takis More than once I have been
... In music, a scale is an ordered series of musical intervals, which, along with the key or tonic, define the pitches. However, mode is usually used in the sense of scale applied only to the specific diatonic scales found below. The use of more than one mode is polymodal, such as with polymodal chroma ...
... In music, a scale is an ordered series of musical intervals, which, along with the key or tonic, define the pitches. However, mode is usually used in the sense of scale applied only to the specific diatonic scales found below. The use of more than one mode is polymodal, such as with polymodal chroma ...
The Music Alphabet
... Music’s Alphabet and the Diatonic Major Scale If music is a language then it should have an alphabet like all other languages. The musical alphabet is called the Chromatic Scale. All by itself the chromatic scale is difficult to do much with. This is because all the pitches are the same distance apa ...
... Music’s Alphabet and the Diatonic Major Scale If music is a language then it should have an alphabet like all other languages. The musical alphabet is called the Chromatic Scale. All by itself the chromatic scale is difficult to do much with. This is because all the pitches are the same distance apa ...
View printable PDF of 6.3 Analyzing Diatonic Modes
... 1. Scales and tonal centers may change from passage to passage within a single movement. 2. Sometimes a note or two may be missing from the mode. If so, comment on which mode(s) it could be if the notes were there. 3. For more than 7 or less than 7 distinct pitches, check 6.4 Additional Contemporary ...
... 1. Scales and tonal centers may change from passage to passage within a single movement. 2. Sometimes a note or two may be missing from the mode. If so, comment on which mode(s) it could be if the notes were there. 3. For more than 7 or less than 7 distinct pitches, check 6.4 Additional Contemporary ...
Diatonic Modal Scales - Andrew Thompson Music
... There are many ways of describing the modal keys, but one of the simplest is to view them as degrees of a particular Major Scale. For example, the simplest Major scale is C Major. The first note (Tonic) is C, followed by D, E, F, G, A, B and C to give a 1octave scale. If we offset the tonic by one d ...
... There are many ways of describing the modal keys, but one of the simplest is to view them as degrees of a particular Major Scale. For example, the simplest Major scale is C Major. The first note (Tonic) is C, followed by D, E, F, G, A, B and C to give a 1octave scale. If we offset the tonic by one d ...
Mr Allen`s Final Review
... that are a ½ Step apart, (B and C, E and F), it is important to know them. Flat b – lowers a pitch by a ½ Step Sharp # - raises a pitch by a ½ Step. (Memorize this!) Enharmonic Equivalent notes that have the same sound but a different name, such as C# and Db, F# and Gb etc. ...
... that are a ½ Step apart, (B and C, E and F), it is important to know them. Flat b – lowers a pitch by a ½ Step Sharp # - raises a pitch by a ½ Step. (Memorize this!) Enharmonic Equivalent notes that have the same sound but a different name, such as C# and Db, F# and Gb etc. ...
Lecture 2
... separated from each other by either two or three whole steps. This pattern ensures that, in a diatonic scale spanning more than one octave, all the half steps are maximally separated from each other . This is the scale we use most commonly in our Western music. ...
... separated from each other by either two or three whole steps. This pattern ensures that, in a diatonic scale spanning more than one octave, all the half steps are maximally separated from each other . This is the scale we use most commonly in our Western music. ...
June 27 - UCSB Music
... The grand staff is broad, but even it does not account for all the pitches we hear in music. If a pitch is very high, it might appear above the top staff. Likewise, a very low-sounding pitch will appear below the bottom staff. In order to be clear, these pitches are written with ledger lines. Ledger ...
... The grand staff is broad, but even it does not account for all the pitches we hear in music. If a pitch is very high, it might appear above the top staff. Likewise, a very low-sounding pitch will appear below the bottom staff. In order to be clear, these pitches are written with ledger lines. Ledger ...
Help with analysing in listening tests
... Questions you should ask yourself when having to describe, compare or analyse an extract of music in a listening test. Melody Is it conjunct or disjunct? Is it phrased regularly or irregularly? Is it treated in sequence, repeated a lot, developed in a cellular way? Does it feature any partic ...
... Questions you should ask yourself when having to describe, compare or analyse an extract of music in a listening test. Melody Is it conjunct or disjunct? Is it phrased regularly or irregularly? Is it treated in sequence, repeated a lot, developed in a cellular way? Does it feature any partic ...
Comparison of musical period
... Tonality & Key Modulated to related key Form & Structure Binary(AB) Baroq. suites with dances Allemande, Gavotte Country dance Gigue, Minuet, Polka f or p for the whole movt. Dynamics Seldom cresc. & dim. Semi-staccato(non legato) Articulation Composer ...
... Tonality & Key Modulated to related key Form & Structure Binary(AB) Baroq. suites with dances Allemande, Gavotte Country dance Gigue, Minuet, Polka f or p for the whole movt. Dynamics Seldom cresc. & dim. Semi-staccato(non legato) Articulation Composer ...
Concepts for the Music Theory Sections of the Graduate Preliminary
... ----Unacceptable voice leading: Voice crossing, Parallel Octaves, Parallel 5ths, Contrary 5ths Retrogression (going backward in a progression) Improper Doubling (usually double either root or 5th--never double tendency tones) Acceptable voice-leading: - keep each voice in its proper range (soprano=m ...
... ----Unacceptable voice leading: Voice crossing, Parallel Octaves, Parallel 5ths, Contrary 5ths Retrogression (going backward in a progression) Improper Doubling (usually double either root or 5th--never double tendency tones) Acceptable voice-leading: - keep each voice in its proper range (soprano=m ...
Lec2
... notes of the chromatic scale – On a keyboard, the distance between any note and the note nearest to it, black or white ...
... notes of the chromatic scale – On a keyboard, the distance between any note and the note nearest to it, black or white ...
CHROMATIC SCALES 0 0
... ajor and minor scales are diatonic. That is, they are made up of tones and semitones, and they contain only notes that belo ng to the scale. A chromatic scale is made up of only semitones and contains all twelve notes in the octave. There are two types of chromatic scale s: the chromatic scale that ...
... ajor and minor scales are diatonic. That is, they are made up of tones and semitones, and they contain only notes that belo ng to the scale. A chromatic scale is made up of only semitones and contains all twelve notes in the octave. There are two types of chromatic scale s: the chromatic scale that ...
A Field Guide to Chromaticism
... called chromatically altered chords which aren't in any of the categories we have identified so far, and which are marked by the inclusion of at least one factor which is in neither the major nor any minor scales of one key. They are defined, in part, by genuinely chromatic intervals: the augmented ...
... called chromatically altered chords which aren't in any of the categories we have identified so far, and which are marked by the inclusion of at least one factor which is in neither the major nor any minor scales of one key. They are defined, in part, by genuinely chromatic intervals: the augmented ...
Lecture 6
... In music a key is the major or minor scale around which a piece of music revolves. A song in a major key is based on a major scale. A song in a minor key is based on a minor scale. A song played in the ‘key of C major’ revolves around the seven notes of the C major scale – C, D, E, F, G, A, and ...
... In music a key is the major or minor scale around which a piece of music revolves. A song in a major key is based on a major scale. A song in a minor key is based on a minor scale. A song played in the ‘key of C major’ revolves around the seven notes of the C major scale – C, D, E, F, G, A, and ...
How to Play the Chromatic Scale
... down towards the floor, one at a time while simultaneously keeping the other fingers planted on the string until you play the note. Each finger is pulled down away from the string, one at a time while keeping the the other fingers on the sting and not lifting them off until necessary. The chromatic ...
... down towards the floor, one at a time while simultaneously keeping the other fingers planted on the string until you play the note. Each finger is pulled down away from the string, one at a time while keeping the the other fingers on the sting and not lifting them off until necessary. The chromatic ...
Diatonic Modes
... modes but also various altered diatonic modes. Because modal knowledge is required to improvise, improvisors rely on aural comprehension as they develop aural and theoretical skills. In jazz pedagogy, modes are taught in a practical manner similar to the transposition method advocated below. 1. Non- ...
... modes but also various altered diatonic modes. Because modal knowledge is required to improvise, improvisors rely on aural comprehension as they develop aural and theoretical skills. In jazz pedagogy, modes are taught in a practical manner similar to the transposition method advocated below. 1. Non- ...
Music of Ancient Greece (ca. 7 Century B.C.E. – 476 C.E.)
... Diatonic Genera– the tetrachord is generically divided into two Pythagorean whole tones and the small Pythagorean semi-tone descending from the top note: (204 – 204 – 90) Chromatic Genera– the tetrachord is divided into one Pythagorean minor 3rd and the division of the Pythagorean whole tone, descen ...
... Diatonic Genera– the tetrachord is generically divided into two Pythagorean whole tones and the small Pythagorean semi-tone descending from the top note: (204 – 204 – 90) Chromatic Genera– the tetrachord is divided into one Pythagorean minor 3rd and the division of the Pythagorean whole tone, descen ...
Chapter 6 Middle ages
... Legato melodies move mostly by step Mixolydian mode Rich, open harmonies Chant portions nonmetrical; organum compound meter • Polyphonic—faster voices over slowmoving tenor line • Alleluia chant returns; otherwise free ...
... Legato melodies move mostly by step Mixolydian mode Rich, open harmonies Chant portions nonmetrical; organum compound meter • Polyphonic—faster voices over slowmoving tenor line • Alleluia chant returns; otherwise free ...
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... 1. New melody below chant, note for note, in parallel motion 2. Counterpoint no longer parallel 3. New melody includes several notes for each chant note (melismas) 4. Multiple counterpoints 5. Definite rhythms and meter ...
... 1. New melody below chant, note for note, in parallel motion 2. Counterpoint no longer parallel 3. New melody includes several notes for each chant note (melismas) 4. Multiple counterpoints 5. Definite rhythms and meter ...
Nenano
Phthora nenano (Medieval Greek: φθορά νενανῶ, also νενανὼ) is the name of one of the two ""extra"" modes in the Byzantine Octoechos—an eight mode system, which was created during reforms of the Monastery Agios Sabas, near Jerusalem, and the Stoudiou-Monastery between the seventh and the tenth century.
