musical scale
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Musical scale — For psychoacoustic scale, see bark scale and mel scale. Pattern of whole and half steps in the Ionian mode or major scale on C … Wikipedia
musical scale — noun (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) • Syn: ↑scale • Derivationally related forms: ↑scalar (for: ↑scale), ↑scalic ( … Useful english dictionary
musical scale — series of tones arranged in ascending or descending order … English contemporary dictionary
Musical acoustics — or music acoustics is the branch of acoustics concerned with researching and describing the physics of music – how sounds employed as music work. Examples of areas of study are the function of musical instruments, the human voice (the physics of… … Wikipedia
Musical mode — This article is about modes as used in music. For other uses, see Mode (disambiguation). Modern Dorian mode on C Play … Wikipedia
Musical syntax — When analysing the regularities and structure of music as well as the processing of music in the brain, certain findings lead to the question, if music is based on a syntax which could be compared with linguistic syntax. To get closer to this… … Wikipedia
Musical notation — Music markup redirects here. For the XML application, see Music Markup Language. Hand written musical notation by J. S. Bach: beginning of the Prelude from the Suite for Lute in G minor BWV 995 (transcription of Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011) BR… … Wikipedia
Musical tuning — Open string redirects here. For the concept in string theory, see String (physics). Two differently tuned thirds: Just major third … Wikipedia
scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b … Universalium
Musical temperament — In musical tuning, a temperament is a system of tuning which slightly compromises the pure intervals of just intonation in order to meet other requirements of the system. Most instruments in modern Western music are tuned in the equal temperament … Wikipedia
