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define Staff
a five line extention of the clef that shows where particular notes are
define clef sign
used to detonate the general range of notes and a refrence pitch
in alto clef what pitch is on the third line
middl c
in tenor cleff what pitch is on the third line
a
in bass clef what note is on the third line
d one octive below middle c
in treble clef what note is on the third line
g a fifth above middle c
define ledger line
short horisontal lines that are an upward or downward extention of the staff
define grand staff
a bass clef and a treble clef together on the same instrument
define octive
pitches of the same letter name but in different registers
define ottava sign
8va or played one octive either higher or lower based on the placement of the sign
define interval
a difference in pitch
define half step
the difference in pitch between ( on a piano ) any key and the key most adjesant to it. or c and c#
define whole step
the difference in pitch between any ( on piano ) two adjacent white keys Eg c d
define cromatic alteration
a symbol added to a note to change its pitch
sharp # indicates what
that a note is to be played higher by a half step
flat b sign indicates what
that a note is to be played lower by a half step
doubble flat bb idicates what
that a note should be played one whole step lower than written
double sharp x indicates what
a note is to be played a whole step higher than written
natural indicates what
that a previous sharp or flat is to be negated
define Enharmonic pitch
two notes that soud the same but have different names
define accidentals
flats naturals and sharps ocurring before a pitch to detonate a tempory change
when is an accidental canceled
by a natural or a bar line
define diatonic half step
a half step ocurring between two adjacent notes eg c# d
define cromatic half step
a half step when it is the same pitch name eg c c#
Author
Dragonbrings
ID
35916
Card Set
Music theory 1
Description
chapter 1 from the elements of music by ralph turek
Updated
2010-09-20T02:54:50Z
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