MUS 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chromatic Scale, Minor Scale, Eighth Note
28 Jun 2017
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Major scale: a seven-note scale, usually associated with joy, confidence, tranquility. Minor scale: a seven-note scale, usually associated with fear, anxiety, sorrow, despair, longing, etc. Chromatic scale: uses all twelve pitches equally divided within the octave, usually associated with extreme minor mode feelings/ situations or with exotic images, does not have direction, unsettle feeling. Octave: span between the first note and the eighth note of a scale. Interval: the distance between any 2 pitches, an octave is a large interval. Melody: a series of notes (pitches) arranged in order to form a distinctive, recognizable (cid:373)usi(cid:272)al u(cid:374)it; the (cid:862)tu(cid:374)e(cid:863) Melodies are composed on smaller segments called phrases: we usually follow along with the phrases when we listen to music. Chord: complex of three or more notes that sound simultaneously. Consonance: pitches sounding agreeable and stable: joyful, lively and triumphant, creates a sense of calm, also described as (cid:862)(cid:373)usi(cid:272)al(cid:863) o(cid:396) s(cid:449)eet sou(cid:374)di(cid:374)g.
