The Four Pillars of Beginning Music Theory by Patrick McCormick https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t en-us 2018-06-12 18:13:35 UTC 2025-11-09 08:50:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Sharps and Flats pjmccorm13 https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/266881262  There are  seven letters in the musical alphabet, but there are actually twelve notes in total.

The seven  letters – A through G – represent the “natural” notes, but there are five additional notes that fall in between the naturals.

These notes are labeled as either “flat” or “sharp” . 
Symbol: 
♭ for “flat” and ♯ for “sharp”.
A flat note is one half-step lower in pitch than the natural note it corresponds to; a sharp note is one half-step higher. 
For example:
A♭ is one notch lower than A, and A ♯ is one notch higher than A.
]]> 2018-06-12 18:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/266881262 Chords pjmccorm13 https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/266881353 When three or more notes are heard together as one sound, it is called a “chord”. Chords are what gives music tone and feeling.
For example, the chord called “C Major” is a combination of the notes C, E, and G.
Triads are the most common types of chords and have three notes. There are four types of triads: major, minor, augmented, and diminished.
Major: C-E-G
Minor: C-E♭-G
Augmented: C-E-G♯
Diminished: C-E♭-G♭
]]> 2018-06-12 18:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/266881353 Intervals pjmccorm13 https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/266881383 Intervals are the foundational elements of both melody and harmony in music.
An Interval is the distance from one note to another, and the different distances are given different names.
For example, the distance from C to E is an interval called a “third" or C to G in the interval of a "fifth".

There are two ways to play an interval
Melodic intervals are when you play one note and then the other afterwards. 
Harmonic intervals are when you play both notes at the same time. 

The ability to recognize intervals is a key part to developing your ear for music, powering skills like playing by ear, improvising and composing.
]]> 2018-06-12 18:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/266881383 Scales pjmccorm13 https://padlet.com/pjmccorm13/xfl144bgl28t/wish/267099160 There are various types of scales, but major scales are the most common.
Major scales  incorporate whole-steps and half-steps in a particular pattern.

What is the difference between step?
  • Half-steps are the distance between one note and the note before or after it, such as F to F ♯.
  • Whole-steps are two half-steps, such as F to G.
Major Scale Pattern:
 W-W-H-W-W-W-H
What is the purpose of a scale?

Scales are utilized for warm ups for both vocalists and instrumentalists. 
In music theory scales are the framework for determining which notes are used in melodies and chords. It is important to understand the different types of scale and how they’re constructed, so that you have the basic knowledge of how and why particular notes are used in a piece of music.
In addition to the common major scale there are also minor scales and pentatonic scales. 
Minor scales have a different pattern of half and whole steps:
W-H-W-W-H-W-W
This pattern contributed to a sadder or gloomier musical feeling than major scales which sound bright and happy.
Pentatonic scales are scales that have only 5 notes (so-called because “penta” is the Greek word for “five”!)
The pentatonic scale is classified as either hemitonic or anhemitonic.
Hemitonic: Contains one or more semitone.
Anhemitonic: Does not contain semitones.
Japanese music utilizes the anhemitonic scale.
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