MUSC 101 Music Fundamentals - Spring 2012

Unit 2 Theory Basics Terminology

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Theory Basics

accidentals
alto
alto clef
barline
bass
bass clef
black keys
brace
bracket
C4
chromatic half step
chromatic scale
chromatic whole step
diatonic half step
diatonic whole step
double accidental
double flat
double sharp
enharmonic
flat
grand staff
half step
interval
ledger lines
lines and spaces
middle C
musical alphabet
natural
NOHS (Naturally Occurring Half Step)
octave
octave designation
pitch
pitch names
sharp
single accidental
soprano
staff
staves
tenor
tenor clef
treble clef
white keys
whole step

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Revised by John Ellinger, Spring 2012.