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CHORD
A chord in music is any set of notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
CHROMATIC SCALE
Scale of semitones.
DOMINANT
5th note of the scale
FRET
A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck. On most modern western instruments, frets are metal strips inserted into the fingerboard.
LEADING TONE
7th note of the scale
MAJOR SCALE
Also known as the Ionian – 8 note scale -T T S T T T S
(T)one (S)emitone
- 1st – Tonic- key note
2nd – Supertonic
3rd – Mediant
4th – Subdominant
5th – Dominant
6th – Submediant
7th – Leading tone
8th – Tonic ( or Octave)
MEDIANT
The third note in the scale
MIDI
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an industry-standard protocol that enables electronic musical instruments (synthesizers, drum machines), computers and other electronic equipment (MIDI controllers, sound cards, samplers) to communicate and synchronize with each other.
OCTAVE
8th note of the scale
SCALE
Sequence of musical notes
SPICCATO
Play rapid detached notes
STACCATO
Playing short crisp notes
STAVE
In standard Western musical notation, the staff or stave,[1] is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces, each of which represents a different musical pitch, or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments.
SUBDOMINANT
4th note of the scale
SUBMEDIANT
6th note of the scale
SUPERTONIC
The second note of the scale.
TONIC
This is the first note of a scale.