MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

 

Lee Russo – 861-8591 x-5018

russol@guilderlandschools.org

 

 

Intro to Piano Tidbits

 

 

 

Virtual Piano Link – http://nfo.net/MFILE/

 

Virtual Instruments Link – http://nfo.net/uke/

 

Intro to Piano Page Link – http://www.gardenofpraise.com/key1.htm

 

Piano Tool – http://www.pianotools.com/        -This site has good scale, chord & interval info.

 

Free Online Piano Lessons – http://www.gopiano.com/index.html

 

 

Interval Tidbits

 

Music Interval Tutor – http://www.musicalintervalstutor.info/

 

  An interval is the distance between two notes. Intervals are always counted from the lower note to the higher one, with the lower note being counted as one. Intervals come in different qualities and size. If the notes are sounded successively, it is a melodic interval. If sounded simultaneously, then it is a harmonic interval.

     The smallest interval used in Western music is the half step. A visual representation of a half step would be the distance between a consecutive white and black note on the piano. There are two exceptions to this rule, as two natural half steps occur between the notes E and F, and B and C.

     A whole step is the distance between two consecutive white or black keys. It is made up of two half steps.

Keyboard

 

Qualities and Size

Intervals can be described as Major (M), Minor (m), Perfect (P), Augmented (A), and Diminished (d).

Intervals come in various sizes: Unisons, Seconds, Thirds, Fourths, Fifths, Sixths, and Sevenths.

2nds, 3rds, 6ths, and 7ths can be found as Major and Minor.
Unisons, 4ths, 5ths, and Octaves are Perfect. Listen

Staff

When a major interval is raised by a half step, it becomes augmented.
When a major interval is lowered by a half step, it becomes minor.
When a major interval is lowered by two half steps, it becomes diminished.

When a minor interval is raised by a half step, it becomes major.
When a minor interval is raised by two half steps, it becomes augmented.
When a minor interval is lowered by a half step, it becomes diminished.

When a perfect interval is raised by a half step, it becomes augmented.
When a perfect interval is lowered by a half step, it becomes diminished.

INVERSIONS OF INTERVALS

     Intervals can be inverted, which basically means you turn them upside down. The lower note is raised up an octave so that the top note/bottom note relationship is reversed. The chart below shows the inversions of intervals.

Qualities

  • Major becomes Minor
  • Minor becomes Major
  • Perfect remains Perfect
  • Augmented becomes Diminished
  • Diminished becomes Augmented

Size

  • 2 becomes 7
  • 3 becomes 6
  • 4 becomes 5
  • 5 becomes 4
  • 6 becomes 3
  • 7 becomes 2


Interval Identification
     It is important to be able to hear and identify intervals. This is a very important thing for musicians to do. Here is a list of familiar songs that will help you to identify the intervals.

m2- Stormy Weather

m2

M2- Happy Birthday

M2

m3- The Impossible Dream

m3

So Long, Farewell from The Sound of Music

 

M3- Halls of Montezuma

M3

P4- Here comes the bride

P4

A4- Maria from West Side Story

A4

P5- Star Wars

P5

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

 

M6- NBC theme music

M6

m7- Somewhere from West Side Story

m7

M7- Bali Hai from South Pacific

M7

Octave- Over the rainbow

Oct.

 

 

 

 

Clef/Staff Tidbits

 

Page Dedicated to Clefs & Staff Information–http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory1.htm

 

Treble Clef and Bass Clef

The first symbol that appears at the beginning of every staff is a clef symbol. It is very important because it tells you which note (A, B, C, D, E, F, or G) goes on each line or space. For example, a treble clef symbol tells you that the second line from the bottom is "G". The other notes are arranged on the staff so that the next letter is always on the next higher line or space. The last note letter, G, is always followed by another A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula for remembering Treble Clef note positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bass clef symbol, on the other hand, tells you that the second line from the top is F. The notes are still arranged in ascending order, but they are all in different places than they were in treble clef.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formula for remembering Bass Clef note positions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhythm Tidbits

 

Check this page out.  It has helpful information regarding rhythms

 

http://www.notationmachine.com/how_to_read_sheetmusic/readingmusic.htm

 

 

 

 

Hardware Tidbits

 

Microphone Information

 

http://arts.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/tech_background/TE-20/teces_20.html#I

 

Mixing Board Information

 

http://www.soundcraft.com/product_sheet.asp?product_id=131