Category: Music
Essentials of Music Theory: Elementary
The -breve- or double whole note is not given in this table as it is but seldom used. The value of it is twice the whole note, four times the half, etc.
Chapters
2. CHAPTER II.
As stated before (Chapter I, page 4), the rate of vibration is called pitch. Tones vibrating an equal number of times produce an -unison- which is a perfect concordance and is p...
3. CHAPTER III.An interval is the distance between two tones; intervals are named by the ordinals. The number of letters comprised in the notation of two tones determines the ordinal name of t...
5. CHAPTER V.A person with an untrained ear can appreciate music comparatively little, even though he is well educated in the theory of music. Absolute pitch is the ability to recognize and...
1. CHAPTER I.The -breve- or double whole note is not given in this table as it is but seldom used. The value of it is twice the whole note, four times the half, etc.
4. CHAPTER IV.The medium through which sound is most commonly propagated is air. Through this medium, at a temperature of 32° Fahrenheit, sound travels at a rate of 1090 feet per second. The...
6. Chapter III.The student should name the interval that one voice forms with the other. The upper melody should then be sung as the exercise is played. Repeat the exercise, the student singin...