MUTH 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chromatic Scale

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Scales and modes octave: the interval between a pitch and another that has double the frequency. Scale: a specific way of dividing the octave chromatic scale: dividing the octave into 12 diatonic scale: dividing the octave into 7 (unequal parts: major mode (sounds happy, minor mode (sounds sad) Tonic: the most important note in the scale, home base if the mode is major and the tonic is c, we say the piece is in the key of c major . Major minor with the same tonic (or vice versa) Major major or minor minor with a different tonics. Harmony: generated by sounding multiple pitches simultaneously consonant: pleasing combinations, calming effect dissonant: discordant combinations create tension. 2nd chord is always consonant creates a feeling of closure or completion, final the 1st chord resolves the 2nd chord not always at the end, can be within the piece.

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