Lesson 1: The Piano Keyboard and Major and Minor 2nds

 Jonelle Cunningham

September 2nd 2022

Lesson 1: The Piano Keyboard and Major and Minor 2nds

Lecture Notes:

• A Pitch of a note can be defined as the sound of a note, The sound can be high or low. For example C7 would have a high pitch, whereas F1 would have a low pitch.
• A Pitch Classes are octave related notes that have the same letter names.

• A Chromatic Scale is a scale that either  ascends or descends in half steps also known as semitones. The chromatic scale include the 12 pitches of the keyboard.
• Pitches with the same sound but different letter names are referred to as eharmonic equivalents. An example of an Eharmonic equivalent would be F# and Gb.
• Dynamic Markings are special markings within a piece which determine how loudly or softly a piece would be played in certain sections of that piece or song.
• There are a variety of clefs in music theory. Examples of these include treble, tenor, alto, and bass clefs.
• An interval is a distance between each pitch or note.
• A major second is an interval that consist of 2 semitones, a minor second only consist of 1 semitone.

Above is a Photo of a Minor Second, followed by a Major Second

Different types of Clefs: Treble, Alto,Tenor,Bass

Above is the Chromatic Scale

The Video Below is Jonelle Demonstrating a Chromatic Scale, ascending and descending

                        This Video on intervals was very useful and simple for me to understand

 The Video on major seconds above provides a Clear Understanding

 

Above is a video on Minor seconds which was easy to follow.