MUSIC100 Lecture Notes - Pentatonic Scale, Chromatic Scale, Counterpoint
16 Oct 2011
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Phrase section of a melody marked off by a pause (called a cadence). Pitch the exact highness or lowness of a note. Half step distance between a white note on the piano and the black note next to it. Whole step distance between two white notes on the piano when there is a black note between them. Rhythm the organization of notes in time. Meter patterns of strong and weak beats in a measure (accent) Time signature tells how many beats in a measure and what type of rhythmic note gets one beat. Syncopation when notes seem to come ahead of the beat. Stress or accent on a note is placed in an unusual spot in the measure. Key called by the main note of the tonic. Scale group of notes arranged in ascending or descending order. Chromatic scale series of half steps from tonic to octave higher or lower. Pentatonic scale a scale with only five notes.
