Harmony is a broad term that includes chords as well as other combinations of notes played simultaneously, creating a vertical sound structure. Unlike a chord, which consists of three or more notes played together, harmony results from two notes interacting with e...
* fall: jazz term describing a note of definite pitch sliding downwards to another note of definite pitch. * falsetto: vocal register above the normal voice * fermata: finished, closed; i.e., a rest or note is to be held for a duration that is at the discretion of the performer or ...
Much of the film takes place in glitzy Las Vegas where Elvis had a long-term residency though it’s worth noting that the star’s working-class roots and an impoverished upbringing in a mostly black neighborhood were a tremendous influence on his music. The Vegas setting applies a sparkling ...
Definition:A tie is a curved, horizontal line that connects two music notes of thesame pitch(as opposed to legato, which connects two or moredifferentpitches). Tied notes are held for thelengthof both notes; only the first is struck. Look at the image:Together, these two notes equal the ...
The interval between two musical notes, the upper one of which has twice the pitch of the lower one. In a major or minor scale, the distance of this interval lies eight steps* away, hence the term “octave.” (*in the major or minor scales, the eight steps are actually a combination...
While not every child will pursue music long-term, the benefits of gaining that musical experience during childhood are invaluable. Music education should absolutely be an integral component of the school curriculum. 是的,我认为学习演奏乐器应该成为儿童学校课程的一部分。让孩子有机会在学校学习音乐和乐...
Nevertheless, due to the usage of the feminine version of the term, griottes, one can assume that female wordsmiths were active players of the profession in West Africa (Hale 1998: 16). However, Hale argues that traditional gender and class biases have rendered little information about the ...
We focused on a particular term of evaluation: pleasantness. This term has often been used in previous research as a way of capturing consonance perception in listeners without musical training (e.g. refs.13,27,53), but there are many related terms that we could equally probe that are near...
Taken together, these findings suggest that experience-dependent effects to pitch contours are domain-general and not driven by linguistic categories. Yet specific differences in long-term experience in pitch processing between domains (music vs. language) may lead to gradations in cortical plasticity ...
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