Minor second and Diminished third In Western music theory, a major second (some- times also called whole tone) is a second spanning two semitones (  Play ). A second is a musical interval encompassing two adjacent staff positions (see Interval number for more details). For example, the interval from C to D is a major […]

Pitch: In musical notation, the different vertical positions of notes indicate different pitches. Play top & Play bottom pitch is a perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale. Pitches are compared as “higher” and “lower” in the sense associated with musical melodies, which require sound whose frequency is clear and stable enough […]

Music subjects       Music subjects | Understanding Western Music Theory Notation Musical notation and Sheet music Musical notation is the written or symbolized representation of music. This is most often achieved by the use of commonly understood graphic symbols and written verbal instructions and their abbreviations. Computer file formats have become important as well. […]

Fundamentals of music, Music is composed of phenomena of sound, and “music theory” considers how those phenomena are and can be used in music. Music theory includes considerations of melody, rhythm, counterpoint, harmony, and form; tonal systems, scales, tuning, intervals, consonance, dissonance, durational proportions, and the acoustics of pitch systems; composition, performance, orchestration, ornamentation, improvisation, […]