MUSC 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Melodic Motion, Tonality, Tempo

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The organization of music around a central pitch (note) The first and last pitch of the scale. Key- term for the tonality of a piece of music, that describes the tonal center and tonic note for that piece. A piece with a tonic c, using the c scale, is said to be in the key of. Moving from one key to another within a composition. Pitch refers to the relative position of a musical sound (high or. Based on the vibrations per second of sound waves. Pitch is identified by letter name (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) (instructor playing examples on piano) Duplication of a pitch at a higher or level. The a pitch can occur at 440 vibrations per second. The a at an octave lower is 220 vibrations per second. The octave is an interval common to all cultures. Composers use pitches from scales to create melodies. The scale chosen affects the mood of the music.

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