The Good Musician

Today we’ll learn about the basic structure of a musical scale.
What is a scale? A scale is a series of of notes within an octave. An octave is the range of sound between a pitch (e.g. 200 Hz) and double it’s frequency (i.e., 400Hz). So if you pick out a few pitches between 200 and 400 Hz, you have a scale.
The basic structure of scales in western music is as follows:
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Each Syllable represents a different pitch on the scale, and the difference between each syllable is called a second.
A major second is an …read more

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Before we dive into things lie music notation, chords, scale systems and the likes, we should understand the basic nature of music. When does a tone become a musical tone? The answer: When we perceive a sound as a regular, smooth pitch.

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