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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/00%3A_Front_Matter/02%3A_InfoPageThe LibreTexts libraries are Powered by NICE CXOne and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the Californi...The LibreTexts libraries are Powered by NICE CXOne and are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/06%3A_Notes_and_Scales
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Music history...The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Music history and the physics of sound are included to the extent that they shed light on music theory. Remember, the main premise of this course is that a better understanding of where the basics come from will lead to better and faster comprehension of more complex ideas.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/06%3A_Notes_and_Scales/6.04%3A_Minor_Keys_and_ScalesYou may find it helpful to notice that the "relative major" of the Dorian begins one whole step lower. (So, for example, D Dorian has the same key signature as C major.) In fact, the reason that Doria...You may find it helpful to notice that the "relative major" of the Dorian begins one whole step lower. (So, for example, D Dorian has the same key signature as C major.) In fact, the reason that Dorian is so useful in jazz is that it is the scale used for improvising while a ii chord is being played (for example, while a d minor chord is played in the key of C major), a chord which is very common in jazz. (See Beginning Harmonic Analysis for more about how chords are classified within a key.) T…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/05%3A_The_Physical_Basis/5.01%3A_Acoustics_for_Music_TheoryA mathematical description might be that in longitudinal waves, the waves (the disturbances) are along the same axis as the direction of motion of the wave; transverse waves are at right angles to the...A mathematical description might be that in longitudinal waves, the waves (the disturbances) are along the same axis as the direction of motion of the wave; transverse waves are at right angles to the direction of motion of the wave.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/02%3A_Notation_-_Time/2.01%3A_Duration_-_Note_Lengths_in_Written_MusicThey may affect the actual length of the note (the amount of time it sounds), but do not affect the amount of time it must be given. (The extra time when the note could be sounding, but isn't, becomes...They may affect the actual length of the note (the amount of time it sounds), but do not affect the amount of time it must be given. (The extra time when the note could be sounding, but isn't, becomes an unwritten rest.) If this is confusing, please see the explanation in articulation.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/02%3A_Notation_-_Time/2.04%3A_MeterIn other words, they only depend on "how many beats there are in a measure", not "what type of note gets a beat". So even though the time signature is often called the "meter" of a piece, one can talk...In other words, they only depend on "how many beats there are in a measure", not "what type of note gets a beat". So even though the time signature is often called the "meter" of a piece, one can talk about meter without worrying about the time signature or even being able to read music. (Teachers, note that this means that children can be introduced to the concept of meter long before they are reading music.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/07%3A_Harmony_and_Form/7.05%3A_Beginning_Harmonic_AnalysisIf the final chord is not the tonic of either the major or the minor key for that key signature, but you still suspect that it is in a major or minor key (for example, perhaps it has a "repeat and fad...If the final chord is not the tonic of either the major or the minor key for that key signature, but you still suspect that it is in a major or minor key (for example, perhaps it has a "repeat and fade" ending which avoids coming to rest on the tonic), you may have to study the rest of the music in order to discern the key.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/06%3A_Notes_and_Scales/6.05%3A_IntervalThe physics of sound waves (acoustics) shows us that the notes of a perfect interval are very closely related to each other. (For more information on this, see Frequency, Wavelength, and Pitch and Har...The physics of sound waves (acoustics) shows us that the notes of a perfect interval are very closely related to each other. (For more information on this, see Frequency, Wavelength, and Pitch and Harmonic Series.) Because they are so closely related, they sound particularly good together, a fact that has been noticed since at least the times of classical Greece, and probably even longer. (Both the octave and the perfect fifth have prominent positions in most of the world's musical traditions.)…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/04%3A_Defintions/4.07%3A_RangeOne can also speak of the tessitura of a performer's voice, which is the range in which it sounds the best (so that matching the tessitura of the part and of the performer is a very good idea). So alt...One can also speak of the tessitura of a performer's voice, which is the range in which it sounds the best (so that matching the tessitura of the part and of the performer is a very good idea). So although the full ranges of an alto and a soprano may look quite similar, the soprano gets a strong, clear sound on the higher notes, and the alto a strong, clear sound in the lower part of the range.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/06%3A_Notes_and_Scales/6.07%3A_The_Circle_of_FifthsIn theory, one could continue around the circle adding flats or sharps (so that B major is also C flat major, with seven flats, E major is also F flat major, with 6 flats and a double flat, and so on)...In theory, one could continue around the circle adding flats or sharps (so that B major is also C flat major, with seven flats, E major is also F flat major, with 6 flats and a double flat, and so on), but in practice such key signatures are very rare. The first sharp in a key signature is always F sharp; the second sharp in a key signature is always (a perfect fifth away) C sharp; the third is always G sharp, and so on, all the way to B sharp.
