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Александр Васильев
Jul 121 min read
Scales: The Beginning
What 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...
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Александр Васильев
Jun 62 min read
The Intervals
The performance of any piece of music (except, perhaps, 4’33” John Cage) involves the sequential reproduction of sounds. One of the...
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Александр Васильев
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Volume and dynamics
Two basic volume symbols in music are: forte — loud, piano — quiet. Moderate levels of loudness are indicated as follows: mezzo-forte —...
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Александр Васильев
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Sound Duration (final part)
Tuplets As we learnes earlier, traditional note durations are typically binary divisions, meaning they are divided into halves (e.g.,...
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Александр Васильев
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Sound 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...
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Александр Васильев
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Pitch
Each sound has a certain frequency of vibration, which is called pitch. Example: the sound A has a frequency of 440 Hz It is logically...
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Александр Васильев
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Features 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...
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