MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Technique, Lightning, Counterpoint
28 Mar 2017
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Key, texture, and form: key=tonality: the structuring (pitch choices) of harmony and melody around a specific musical notes, called the tonic, refers to the central note, scale or chord. Tonic: the center/root/base around which a musical composition is organized. Different notes indicate a different quality of character. Tonal music: characterized by the presence of the tonic. Tonic chord: chord built on the tonic, acts as the musical center of gravity, gives a sense of completion to the music. Major key: composed with raised (sharp) notes. Its major scale and character have an obvious quality of being positive and happy. Placement of the keys on the keyboard make up this scale. When two adjacent white keys have a black key between them, they are a whole step apart. When two adjacent white keys have no black key between them, they are a half step apart.
