Title: Theory / Unimportant / Art / Musique / The complete musician

Name: Contemporary music
Definition: Work written after c. 1910
Page: xxvii
Chapter: into

Name: Tonal music
Definition: Music with a point of gravitation
Page: 4
Chapter: 1
Name2: music of the common- practice period

Name: Gravitational center of a music
Definition: an explicit or implicit center around which all its pitches orbit.
Page: 4
Chapter: 1
Name2: Tonic
Denoted by: a single pitch (labeled using letters of the alphabet from
A through G, plus various possible modifiers, including “flat” and “sharp”)

Name: Bar line
Definition: Separate measure
Page: 5
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Instruction: notes after the bar line
Page: 5
Effect: Regularly slightly accentuate a note
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A measure
Definition: A group of note of fixed length between two bar lines
Page: 5
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Question: How to determine importance of a pitch?
Answer: How often the pitch appear
Page: 5
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Answer2: the degree to which other pitches are drawn to it,
Answer3: and its prominence as part of musical gestures

Name: Strong beat
Definition: A beat that gets accentued
Page: 5
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: Measure 1

Name: Weak beat
Definition: A beat that is not accentued
Page: 5
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: Measure 2 and 3
Applied to: 3/4

Name: Pitch
Definition: the
musical sound generated by a vibrating body
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Rythm
Definition: Placement of sounds in time
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Score
Definition: Music written down
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: staff (staves)
Definition: five horizontal lines and four spaces
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Clef
Definition: An indication of a note on the staff
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: C Clef
Definition: Its center indicates where the middle C is on the staff
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: G Clef
Definition: Indicates that the G note is on the second line from bottom
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Name2: Treble

Name: Bass Clef
Definition: Indicates that the F note is on the second line from bottom
Page: 7
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Name2: F Clef

Name: Octave sign
Definition: A sign indicating to read notes n octave belows or above
Page: 8
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Definition: Play the music an octave above
Page: 8
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: 8va

Definition: Play the music an octave below
Page: 8
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: 8vb

Name: Pitch
Definition: a tone that is generated by a vibrating body. E.g. the actual representation of the tone heard
Page: 9
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Frequency of a pitch
Definition: The speed of the regularly recurring vibrations of the pitch
Page: 9
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Register
Definition: Whether a sound is high, medium or low compared to the remaining of the piece
Page: 10
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Octave
Definition: Two pitches with a frequency multiplied by two
Page: 10
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: interval
Definition: Distance between two pitches
Page: 10
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A natural key
Definition: A key of the white keyboard
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Definition2: A key of C major

Name: A chromatic alteration
Definition: A modifier that change a the value of a key's tone
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: natural, sharp, double sharp, flat and double flat
Name2: An accidental

Name: Natural alteration
Definition: Alteration cancelling a previous alteration
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Sharp
Definition: Alteration adding a half-step
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: #

Name: Double sharp
Definition: Alteration adding a whole-step
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Double flat
Definition: Alteration decreasing by a whole-step
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: ♭♭

Name: flat
Definition: Alteration decreasing by a half-step
Page: 11
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: ♭

Name: The chromatic system
Definition: The collection of 12 pitches, each equidistant from the next by the interval of a half step
Page: 12
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: The chromatic scale
Definition: The scale containing all notes from the chromatic system in increasing order
Page: 12
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: scale
Definition: A sequence of notes, usually in increasing order, from a note to a note an octave above
Page: 12
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Etymology: Latin scala: staircase/ladder

Name: A composition in the key of S
Definition: A composition which mostly uses the pitches from the scale S
Page: 12
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: S a scale

Name: A diatonic scale
Definition: A scale where each of the 7 letters occurs exactly once
Page: 12
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Etymology: through the tone

Name: A chromatic pitch
Definition: A pitch that do not belong to the scale
Page: 12
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: A diatonic scale

Name: A diatonic half-step
Definition: An half step between two letters with different letter name
Page: 13
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: G and A♭

Name: A chromatic half-step
Definition: An half step between two letters with the same letter name
Page: 13
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: G and G#

Name: Enharmonically equivalent letters
Definition: Letters with the same sound and distinct name
Page: 13
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: G# and A♭

Question: How to decide which pitch of a pitch class to use?
Answer: Use the note name that represents membership within the prevailing key
Page: 13
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Answer2: In a chromatic environment, employ the notation convention in which sharps
(or naturals) are used in ascending lines and flats (or naturals) are used in descending lines.

Name: A pitch class
Definition: A set of enharmonic pitches
Page: 13
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A diatonic composition
Definition: A composition using mostly diatonic notes
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A chromatic composition
Definition: A composition that is not diatonic but still uses only pitches from the chromatic scale
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Definition: The n-th note of a scale
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: A scale
Notation: \(\^n\)

Name: The scale degree number of a note
Definition: The position of a note in the scale
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: A scale

Question: Scale degree in orderof importance
Answer: Tonic
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Answer2: Dominant
Answer3: Mediant
Answer4: Supertonic
Answer5: Sudominant
Answer6: Submediant
Answer7: Leading tone

Name: Tonic
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^1\)

Name: Superonic
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^2\)

Name: Mediant
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^3\)

Name: Subdominant
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^4\)

Name: Dominant
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^5\)

Name: Submediant
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^6\)

Name: Leading tone
Page: 14
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: \(\^7\)
Etymology: Lead to tone usually

Name: The mode of a scale
Definition: The name of the scale, independently of the starting note. Only taking intervals into account
Page: 15
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Example: major, minor

Name: A key signutarue
Definition: The set of sharps of bemols that will be applied by default to the composition
Page: 17
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Circle of fifth
Page: 18
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Etymology: The next note is a fifth higher

Name: Closely related keys
Definition: Keys whose difference is a fifth or a fourth
Page: 18
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Major mode
Definition: Mode with W W H W W W H
Page: 18
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Intuition: Bright sound

Name: A whole tone
Page: 18
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: W

Name: A half tone
Page: 18
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: H

Name: Minor mode
Definition: W H W W W H W (but there is some variation possible on 6 and 7)
Page: 1
Section: A
Intuition: dark sound

Name: Natural minor
Definition: W H W W W H W
Page: 20
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Harmonic minor
Definition: W H W W H H+W H
Page: 20
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Melodic minor ascending
Definition: W H W W W W  H
Page: 20
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: Relative scales
Definition: Scales with the same pitches, starting at different notes. 3 half steps away
Page: 22
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A dyad
Definition: A pair of pitches
Page: 27
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: The generic name of an interval
Definition: the numeric label that identifies the distance between letter names
Page: 27
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Definition2: C E
Example: 3

Name: A simple interval
Definition: An interval at most as big as an octave
Page: 28
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A compound interval
Definition: An interval greater than an octave
Page: 28
Chapter: 1
Section: A

Name: A compound nth
Definition: The interval nth plus an octave
Page: 28
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: n an interval

Name: A quality of an interval
Definition: perfect, major, minor, augmented or diminished
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: n an interval
Intuition: The feeling received when both note of the interval are played simultaneously

Name: A specific size
Definition: A generic name plus a quality
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: interval
Example: Third major

Name: Perfect
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: interval
Abbreviation: P

Name: Major
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: interval
Abbreviation: M

Name: Minor
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Context: interval

Instruction: increase i by a half-step
Page: 30
Effect: The major interval with same generic name as i
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i a minor interval

Instruction: decrease i by a half-step
Page: 30
Effect: The minor interval with same generic name as i
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i a major interval

Name: An augmented interval
Definition: An interval major or perfect, plus half a step
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: +

Name: A diminished interval
Definition: An interval minor or perfect, minus half a step
Page: 30
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Notation: °
Abbreviation: d

Name: The inversion of i
Definition: The interval obtained by changing the octave of a pitch to put it on the other side of the other pitch
Page: 34
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i an interval

Name: Enharmonic interval
Definition: Two intervals with different name and same number of half-interval
Page: 39
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i an interval

Name: Consonant interval
Definition: The perfect and inperfect consonant intervals
Page: 39
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i an interval

Name: dissonant interval
Definition: A non-consonant interval
Page: 40
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i an interval

Name: A perfect consonant interval
Definition: Unison
Page: 40
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i an interval
Definition2: perfect fifth
Definition3: Octave

Name: An imperfect consonant interval
Definition: The thirds
Page: 40
Chapter: 1
Section: A
Variables: i an interval
Definition2: the thirds