Александр ВасильевJul 121 min readScales: The BeginningWhat is a Scale? A scale is a sequence of notes in a specific mode. The starting note is named tonic, or root note. It defines the key of...
Александр ВасильевJun 62 min readThe IntervalsThe performance of any piece of music (except, perhaps, 4’33” John Cage) involves the sequential reproduction of sounds. One of the...
Александр ВасильевDec 28, 20232 min readVolume and dynamicsTwo basic volume symbols in music are: forte — loud, piano — quiet. Moderate levels of loudness are indicated as follows: mezzo-forte —...
Александр ВасильевDec 12, 20234 min readSound Duration (final part)Tuplets As we learnes earlier, traditional note durations are typically binary divisions, meaning they are divided into halves (e.g.,...
Александр ВасильевNov 7, 20232 min readSound Duration (part 1)Just as there is no practical sense in recording the pitch of a sound in hertz, there is no practical sense in recording the absolute...
Александр ВасильевOct 3, 20231 min readPitchEach sound has a certain frequency of vibration, which is called pitch. Example: the sound A has a frequency of 440 Hz It is logically...
Александр ВасильевJun 8, 20233 min readFeatures of guitar notation (Part 1)Tablature Tablature is a schematic notation of music that operates on the working elements of a musical instrument. Tablature can be...