What is a "Chord" ? - *A chord in music is a set of notes which are sounded together and which sound satisfactory together.*
- *Usually, a chord is made up of certain notes of a scale or key, although there may be extra notes as well as these.* - *A chord is usually considered to be three or more notes, and the most obvious simple chord is a triad.* - *A chord may be formed by three or more different parts singing or playing different notes at the same time, or it may be formed by many fingers at once on a keyboard instrument.* - *Solo instruments such as the violin cannot in principle play a chord, but the effect can be produced by playing notes of a chord in rapid succession, so the listener almost hears a chord.* Some more info on "Chords", check out this link: http://www.mymusictheory.com/grade5/lessons-pdf/10-describingchords.pdf Hope the explanation that i found about "Chords" strike a chord with "Mr.Chord" of YG...:) Regards, Ganesh * * On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Ganesh Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Difference Between a "Note" & "Tone" In Britain, the word "note" can mean > a written symbol as well as a sound. Americans separate these meanings and > use the word "note" for a written note, and "tone" for the sound. > > "Tone" can also mean the quality of a sound, for example, its brightness or > its dullness (as in the tone control on a tape player or radio). > > Regards, > Ganesh > > > On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Ganesh Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> What is a "Note" ?? *The word "note" has two distinct meanings in its >> British usage (see alternative names):* >> >> * 1.* *A single sound (one that is heard)* >> * 2.* *A single notated symbol for a sound (one that is written)* >> >> *Although these are physically two different things, they have a >> one-to-one relationship. My definition of a note is a single pitch which is >> heard for a certain amount of time:* >> >> >> - *Traditional music notation is structured around this definition of >> a note.* >> >> >> - *Music consists of many notes* >> >> ~ *Sometimes notes come after each other in time (sequentially, e.g. in a >> sung melody). >> >> * >> ~ *At other times many notes are heard at once; this is usually because >> many instruments or voices are each playing or singing a different part.* >> >> ~ *When music is written down, each individual note is individually >> represented, both those which are heard sequentially, and those which are >> heard all at once.* >> >> ~ *Each individually represented note has a single frequency or pitch and >> lasts for a certain amount of time.* >> >> ~ *During the length of a note, whether it be short or long, it may >> change its loudness, or sometimes even its quality (or tone), but it is >> still considered to be the same note.* >> >> ~ *It follows that a single note in a single part is played or sung by >> only one type of instrument or voice.* >> >> Regards, >> Ganesh >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Ganesh Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> Frequency & Pitch..Contd... >>> >>> - ***A note is produced by a very rapid, regular pulsing.* >>> >>> *If you take a drum sound with a beat every second* >>> *Then speed it up to 512 times per second* >>> *You will perceive it as a note of 512Hz, as in the example above* >>> >>> - *There are a lot of examples in real life that you will already be >>> familiar with:* >>> >>> *The high-pitched whine of a mosquito is caused by the wings beating at >>> over 1000 times a second* >>> * >>> **The sound of a propeller starting up, at first a slow thump, which >>> turns into a low noise, and finally into a whine** >>> >>> The note produced by a razor or a vacuum cleaner is caused by the regular >>> movement of a blade or motor.** >>> >>> The best example is probably a electronic metronome, which uses the same >>> oscillating circuit to produce a beat as to produce a tuning note. A tuning >>> note is produced by getting the circuit to oscillate at 440Hz. >>> >>> * >>> Regards, >>> Ganesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Ganesh Narayanan < >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Frequency or pitch >>>> >>>> - *Pitch is a musical term with a meaning which is very close to the >>>> meaning of the scientific term frequency* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *The scientific term frequency is slightly more specific than the >>>> normal use of the word frequency, which means simply "how often >>>> something >>>> happens".* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *It means the number of times an event occurs in a period of time. >>>> * >>>> >>>> >>>> - *Hertz (abbreviated to Hz), is the scientific unit for the number >>>> of times an event happens in one second.* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *For example, an electric current which alternates its direction >>>> 50 times each second is referred to as 50Hz* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *A computer with a clock tick 90 million times a second is called >>>> a 90MHz machine ("M" being short for the prefix "Mega" meaning a >>>> million) >>>> * >>>> >>>> >>>> - *H. R. Hertz was a physicist in the 19th Century (1857-1894)* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *A note (in my definition) has one, and only one, pitch.* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *The pitch or frequency can be stated in a number of different >>>> ways:* >>>> >>>> >>>> - *The scientific way, e.g. "512Hz".* >>>> >>>> *This method is absolutely precise and accurate* >>>> *There is no possibility of error or inaccuracy* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> - As a musical description, e.g. "Treble C" or, " c' ", or "The >>>> third space on the treble-clef", or "C above middle C" >>>> >>>> *This method is not precise and not accurate* >>>> *There is scope for misunderstanding* >>>> *If the instruction is understood, the exact pitch is imprecise and >>>> will depend on the tuning of the instrument* >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Ganesh >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Ganesh Narayanan < >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> What is Rhythm... >>>>> >>>>> - *Rhythm in music is dependent on the fact that humans recognise a >>>>> beat occurring at a regular interval.* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - *Rhythm in music is more than just a beat, however; it is the way >>>>> that sounds with differing lengths (or gaps between them) and accents >>>>> can >>>>> combine to produce patterns in time which contain a beat.* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - *These sounds do not have to be particularly musical; rhythms can >>>>> be made by striking almost anything, as long as there can be >>>>> difference in >>>>> accent.* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - *Differences in accent can mean different sounds or just >>>>> different loudness (i.e. amplitudes) of sounds* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - *It is common to speak of a particular rhythm, referring to a >>>>> pattern of note lengths which occurs in a piece of music.* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - *It is important to understand that the rhythm is defined by the >>>>> pattern; the overall speed of it could vary from performance to >>>>> performance, >>>>> but the rhythm would still be the same.* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - *The speed or tempo of a piece of music is indicated by a >>>>> metronome marking and/or a direction word or phrase; its rhythm is >>>>> specified >>>>> by various note lengths creating beats within bars.* >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Ganesh >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Ganesh Narayanan < >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What is a Bar or measure? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - Music is normally divided into equal time-lengths called bars >>>>>> (or, in some countries, measures - see alternative names), each >>>>>> consisting >>>>>> of the same number of beats. >>>>>> - The time signature gives the number of beats in a bar and the >>>>>> type of beats, so it tells you how long each bar is (in terms of the >>>>>> number >>>>>> and type of notes and/or rests in a single part in that bar). >>>>>> - Bars dividers, called bar-lines, are indicated in a score by a >>>>>> vertical line from the top to the bottom of the stave. A double >>>>>> bar-line is >>>>>> written at the end of a piece: >>>>>> http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/stave2pt.gif . The double bar-line >>>>>> is sometimes written with the second line thicker than the first; >>>>>> this is >>>>>> normally used at the very end of a piece, and two equal lines are >>>>>> used at >>>>>> the end of sections. >>>>>> - Bars give an intuitive division of a piece of music into >>>>>> manageable chunks; the strongest accents come on the beat immediately >>>>>> following a bar line, so it is relatively easy to count bars, and it >>>>>> should >>>>>> be easy to count the beats within each bar. >>>>>> - The number of bars in a section of music is often regular; four >>>>>> bars often make a short phrase, eight bars and sixteen bars are often >>>>>> the >>>>>> section sizes next largest. These numbers feel "natural"; a section >>>>>> of 17 or >>>>>> 19 bars often feels "wrong". This is because of a hierarchical >>>>>> structure of >>>>>> beats strengths that we naturally feel; there is a strong accent on >>>>>> the beat >>>>>> at the beginning of every fourth bar, an even stronger one at the >>>>>> beginning >>>>>> of every eighth bar, and so on. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Ganesh Narayanan < >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> *Within the context of a piece of music, the word beat has a special >>>>>>> meaning. It is the consistent pulse of the music, as in the previous >>>>>>> meaning >>>>>>> (above), but the special meaning also includes the duration of the beat >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> the way the beats are grouped.* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - *The note length of the beat is specified by the time >>>>>>> signature.* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - *The time signature also specifies how many of these beats >>>>>>> there are in a bar.* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - *The speed of this beat is specified by any direction words >>>>>>> and/or metronome marking.* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - *The first beat in each bar is generally felt as stronger than >>>>>>> the other beats in the bar. This might be literally by a stronger >>>>>>> beat >>>>>>> perhaps by a drum, or it might be implied by the harmonic or melodic >>>>>>> shape >>>>>>> of the music. Within a bar of four or more beats, there will almost >>>>>>> certainly be a sub-division, which means that another beat in the >>>>>>> bar will >>>>>>> be felt as being stronger than the others, but not as strong as the >>>>>>> first. >>>>>>> This pattern of strong, less strong and weaker beats is normally >>>>>>> governed by >>>>>>> the time signature.* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:07 PM, Ganesh Narayanan < >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jus thought of sharing some really useful Information that i found >>>>>>>> on the net while trying to get some music lessons....of late hearing a >>>>>>>> lot >>>>>>>> of musical Jargons on orkut...thought of reading up on them to >>>>>>>> understand >>>>>>>> what do they exactly mean...hope u'll enjoy reading it!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What is a Beat.... There are two slightly different meanings of the >>>>>>>> word "beat" in music, but the second is essentially a special case of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> first: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *1) Beat is the most fundamental concept of rhythm:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - *A beat is a pulse that occurs at regular intervals, i.e. with >>>>>>>> equal time intervals between the pulses, which is heard (and often >>>>>>>> felt) by >>>>>>>> humans.* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - *A regular beat can have an emotional effect on a person: for >>>>>>>> example, it can be exciting, relaxing or irritating.* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - *There are probably many reasons why our brains "tune in" to a >>>>>>>> regular pulse:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * >>>>>>>> * Our heartbeat is (normally) regular >>>>>>>> * When we walk or run, our feet land in a regular rhythm (in order >>>>>>>> to maintain balance) >>>>>>>> * To be able to judge time properly, we have to be able to >>>>>>>> accurately subdivide it, e.g. count seconds* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *# **These regular intervals could be any perceptible interval, but >>>>>>>> experience shows that useful pulse speeds are those which can be >>>>>>>> counted and >>>>>>>> felt, which are similar to the speed of walking, or the speed of a >>>>>>>> heartbeat, i.e. between around 40 a minute and 200 a minute (over 3 per >>>>>>>> second).* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *# **In general, a slow beat will be about 70 or less, which can be >>>>>>>> compared to a leisurely walking speed or a heartbeat in relaxation; a >>>>>>>> fast >>>>>>>> beat will be from 120 upwards, which can be compared to a fast walk or >>>>>>>> run >>>>>>>> or a fast-beating heart; generally speaking, a slow beat is relaxing >>>>>>>> and a >>>>>>>> fast beat is exciting.* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *#* *The beat may have a definite frequency or pitch, or it may >>>>>>>> not.* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *# **Even if a beat is regular, it may not be exactly the same each >>>>>>>> beat each time: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * the volume may change in some pattern >>>>>>>> * the pitch may change in some pattern >>>>>>>> * the tone may change in some pattern >>>>>>>> * any combination of any of the above may change* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *# **When a beat is combined with patterns of accents, and other >>>>>>>> patterns of changes in pitch, volume etc., then you have the >>>>>>>> beginnings of >>>>>>>> rhythm.* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
