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Music Theory Blog Episode 1
Music Theory Blog Episode 1
By: Sulliadm
Musical alphabet
A-B-C-D-E-F-G Note: The symbol or letter associated with music Tone: The sound you hear from an instrument
Note: Note and tone should NOT be used interchangeably.
Octave: The distance from one tone to itself when repeating the alphabet. (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A)
Practice saying the alphabet forwards and backwards. (A-G-F-E-DC-B-A)
The Staff
Staff: The notation of how western music writes music 5 lines, and 4 spaces. Can hold either treble cleft or bass cleft.