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| 7 pitches drawn from 12 semitones |
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octave divided into 12 semitones (half steps)
C D E F G A B C |
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clearly uses the 7 tones of a scale
7 whole and half steps that make major and minor scales |
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five note scale
African, Asian, Native American |
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| based on intervals smaller than half steps |
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| making a brief microtonal dip or rise from original pitch |
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first note of scale
rest
home base
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| shifting all the tones of a piece to a new pitch level |
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| process of changing from one key to another |
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w-w-h-w-w-w-h
most familiar
only white keys |
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w-h-w-w-h-w-w
has lowered third degree |
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built on 5th scale stop
most active triad
seeks to restore to tonic; restless
(sol) (v) |
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built on 4th scale stop
active triad
seeks to resolve to tonic
(fa) (IV) |
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| tones do not belong to the key |
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| pattern of whole and halfsteps |
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sequence of pitches
major
most familiar |
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