Tag: PITCH AND TUNING

  • Altered Chords

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    General – another Type of Chromatic Chord Substitution is using “Altered Chords” – an Altered Chord is a Chord that has One or more of its Pitches Replaced with a Chromatic Pitch, Not Normally Found in the Key – it is Not the same as Borrowed Chords because it Does Not Belong to the Parallel…

  • Absolute (Perfect) vs Relative Pitch

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    Perfect Pitch  – If you Hear a Pitch and Immediately Name it  – without any Reference Point – is Rare but can be Developed to a Certain Extent Relative Pitch  – your Mind Needs to Reference a Heard Pitch to Another Pitch First, Before Name it  – You are Capable of Hearing the Interval, but…

  • Bi-Tonality

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    General – Refers to the Use of 2 (or more) Keys at the same Time – can also be Characterised by the Mutual Co-Existence of 2 Tonal Centres – makes also use of “Hybrid Scales”, where you Quasi Mix or Alter Scales that Best Sound to your Ears and Serve as a Bi-Tonal Part –…

  • Chord Progressions

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    General – also called “Changes” in Jazz – often a Song starts in the Tonic (Root) and the way that the Chords refer back to it or play against to it – is what the listener takes on a Journey   – Chord Progressions move from States of Tension to States of Resolution (Turnaround in…

  • Circle of 4ths/5ths

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    – shows a Diagram with Relationships between all Chromatic Keys  – also shows Key Signatures for Relationships between Diatonic Scales (Major/Minor) – Consecutive (aufeinanderfolgend, fortlaufend) Keys on Circle of 5ths share same Notes and only differ by on Pitch (closely related Tonalities) – Jazz refers more to 4ths while Classical Music to 5ths

  • Dissonance

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    General – Frequencies that Match up at Irregular Intervals are “Non-Pleasant” Sounds  – We Focus the Appearance of “Dissonance” when we Play certain Notes together – A Dis-Chorded Sound produced by 2 or more Notes and is “Displeasing” or “Rough”  – Sort of Tonal Tension that either Composers use for a Short Time before Resolving…

  • Formants

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    – Formants are Resonances that Happen in the “Vocal Tract” – Voices have a Distinctive Character which is Defined by Harmonics and its Formants  – the Formants Essentially Define the Character of a Particular Voice / Sound (e.g. Woman, Child, Man etc.) – a “Ah” Sung in the Pitch of C Does Not Sound Like…