MUS 1302 Lecture Notes - Music Theory
Document Summary
The organization of sound in the music of western culture. Sound created by vibration traveling through a medium (air) to the ear of the listener. Pitch a sound-producing vibration that oscillates (beats) at a definite and prescribed rate of speed. Example: the pitch a = 440 mhz (beats per second) Interval the distance in frequency between two pitches, either upward or downward, Small, or more specifically by a variety of culturally-based systems. Octave natural phenomenon dictated by the physics of sound; fundamental property recognized by all musical cultures. An octave is the interval between two pitches whose frequency are in a 2:1 mathematical ratio. Pitches that are one or more octaves apart are given the same letter name in western music theory. Pitches are named using the first seven letters of the alphabet only. A b c d e f g (these are the white notes on the piano) The division of the octave into 12 equal intervals.
