Appreciation of Music Class Notes

Appreciation of Music Notes
Pitch: highs and lows of the sound
Octave 2:1 ratio of vibrations
Western music divides in 12 pitches
Distance between notes: intervals
Scales: Chromatic (12) Major/Minor: (7)
Melody: 1 note, Harmony: 2 or more notes
Pitch notation: five line staff, round note
heads first 7 letters of alphabet, sharps and flats
Duration: length of sound in time
Beat: steady, regular pulse
Subdivision of beat: shorter rhythems within beat
Accent: added to notes,
Synocopation: accents that arent expected
Tempo: speed of beat (italian)
Rhythmic notation: note head stem, flag, beam…