tonality and harmony
Diatonic Harmony
Diatonic harmony is created from whatever melodic recourses we choose to create within. This means that it is not like chromatic harmony when it’s only created from scales from within certain keys. It is more open, and you have the freedom to put in whatever you please and experiment when writing with diatonic harmonies.
Chromatic Harmony
Chromatic harmonies are defined as chords witch are not in the same key as the music, that are used to create harmonies. There are lots of classical composers who use chromatic harmonies in their music. This effect helps the chord seem less 'boring' and so creates and exciting feeling.
Modulation
Modulation happens when the piece of music or score changes the key or the tone of the peace somewhere in the song. So when the piece of music changes key, modulation is taking place. Modulation is also found a lot in the older classical music and is sometimes in blues music but not found so much in more common chart or popular music.
Resolution
Resolution means ending on the root note or chord, the first degree of the key signature. for example, if you are playing in the key of C major and you hang on a G, which is the 5 chord, it creates tension and your ear wants to hear the "resolution," the C major chord, or the completion with the tonic. There are different ways to resolve and end pieces of music like ending on a perfect cadence or on a interrupted cadence which would be slightly more unexpected.
Tonality
The tonality of a piece is the key that it’s in so what scales build up the melodies and what are the root notes and rhythms/chords being played.
Tonal
Tonal music is the opposite of atonal music. Unlike atonal music, tonal music dose have a key and dose often have melodies and more all from the same key so that it does not sound like its clashes, it instead sounds very nice. Almost all popular and widely listed to music dose have a key so that means that it is tonal.
Atonal
Atonality is when a piece lacks a sense of key and there is no tonal structure to the piece. In atonal music there are often huge leaps between notes and huge leaps in dynamics. Atonal pieces are very unusual and I dot think they sound very pleasant. Atonal music is often used in horror films to create tension and create different moods while things are happening. However since atonal music has no sense of tone not many people listen to because it’s not catchy and there are no melodies that will get stuck in your head.
Diatonic harmony is created from whatever melodic recourses we choose to create within. This means that it is not like chromatic harmony when it’s only created from scales from within certain keys. It is more open, and you have the freedom to put in whatever you please and experiment when writing with diatonic harmonies.
Chromatic Harmony
Chromatic harmonies are defined as chords witch are not in the same key as the music, that are used to create harmonies. There are lots of classical composers who use chromatic harmonies in their music. This effect helps the chord seem less 'boring' and so creates and exciting feeling.
Modulation
Modulation happens when the piece of music or score changes the key or the tone of the peace somewhere in the song. So when the piece of music changes key, modulation is taking place. Modulation is also found a lot in the older classical music and is sometimes in blues music but not found so much in more common chart or popular music.
Resolution
Resolution means ending on the root note or chord, the first degree of the key signature. for example, if you are playing in the key of C major and you hang on a G, which is the 5 chord, it creates tension and your ear wants to hear the "resolution," the C major chord, or the completion with the tonic. There are different ways to resolve and end pieces of music like ending on a perfect cadence or on a interrupted cadence which would be slightly more unexpected.
Tonality
The tonality of a piece is the key that it’s in so what scales build up the melodies and what are the root notes and rhythms/chords being played.
Tonal
Tonal music is the opposite of atonal music. Unlike atonal music, tonal music dose have a key and dose often have melodies and more all from the same key so that it does not sound like its clashes, it instead sounds very nice. Almost all popular and widely listed to music dose have a key so that means that it is tonal.
Atonal
Atonality is when a piece lacks a sense of key and there is no tonal structure to the piece. In atonal music there are often huge leaps between notes and huge leaps in dynamics. Atonal pieces are very unusual and I dot think they sound very pleasant. Atonal music is often used in horror films to create tension and create different moods while things are happening. However since atonal music has no sense of tone not many people listen to because it’s not catchy and there are no melodies that will get stuck in your head.
The pictures above are three cleffs, the cleffs help us identify which note is which on each sectin of the scale. These three (in order top to bottom) are treble cleff, bass cleff, and alto cleff. These cleffs also enables us to figure out the key signatures to scores.
The picture above is a picture to show you some of the key signatures from the bass cleff and treble cleff.
The sharps are written in this order:
G major -F#;
D major - F#, C#;
A major - F#, C#, G#;
E major- F#, C#, G#, D#;
B major- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#;
F sharp major- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#
C sharp major- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#
G major -F#;
D major - F#, C#;
A major - F#, C#, G#;
E major- F#, C#, G#, D#;
B major- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#;
F sharp major- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#
C sharp major- F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#