Articles tagged with: "staff notation"
The Major Scale: The Foundation of Western Music
The major scale is the most fundamental scale in Western music. It's a seven-note diatonic scale that forms the basis for countless melodies, harmonies, and musical compositions across all genres....
What is Sheet Music? A Beginner's Guide to Musical Scores and Notation
Just as written words allow us to share stories across generations, sheet music provides a timeless language to capture, share, and recreate musical masterpieces. It is the bridge between a...
Understanding Musical Notation: The Language of Music
Musical notation is the elegant and universal system that allows musicians to read, write, and share the language of music. It transforms abstract sounds into concrete symbols, enabling the...
Mastering the Perfect Eleventh: A Complete Music Theory Guide
A Perfect Eleventh is a compound interval spanning an octave plus a perfect fourth. In simpler terms, it's the distance from a root note to the note eleven scale degrees …
Mastering the Minor Thirteenth: A Complete Guide to This Expressive Interval
A minor thirteenth is a compound interval that spans a minor thirteenth above a root note. It consists of a minor tenth (an octave plus a minor third) plus a …
The Perfect Octave: A Fundamental Interval in Music
The perfect octave is one of the most fundamental intervals in music theory. It is the distance between two notes where the higher note has exactly double the frequency of …
Mastering the Minor Thirteenth: The Complete Guide to This Colorful Interval
The minor thirteenth is a compound interval that spans 20 semitones above the root note, combining an octave plus a minor sixth. In chord construction, it typically appears as an …