interval between the lines on the staff where each line and each space indicate a different pitch
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Staff
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a framework of five lines on which musical notation is written. see Staff, Barline, & Clef See Elements of Standard Notation…
Scordatura
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Technique
Scordatura changes string tuning to expand resonance, simplify fingerings, or support specific tonal colors. When used, score…
Equal temperament
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the modern method of tuning where the interval of an octave is exact and the interval between each successive semitone is equ…
Voice leading
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Theory
Voice leading focuses on how each line moves, not only on the chord labels. Good voice leading often favors: small interval m…
Absolute pitch
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perfect pitch, a strong conscious or unconscious memory of musical pitch
Barline
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a vertical line drawn across the staff to mark off measures of a particular length, containing a number of notes whose total…
Circle of fifths
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chain of intervals. each interval a fifth, after passing through every note of the scale returns to a note, several octaves d…
Clef
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symbol placed on the left of the stave which establishes the relationship between notes and their position on the staff lines…