Posts Tagged ‘major’

Intervals: The Space Time Continuum of Music

In our very first post, I noted that music moves in two directions: vertically and horizontally. Music moves horizontally forward in various intervals of time – which we call rhythm.  Simultaneously, music moves vertically up and down in various intervals of pitch.  Individual notes and/or clusters of notes move in harmony in these two dimensions […]

Diatonic Major Scales In All 12 Keys

You just need to understand two things to write out all twelve diatonic major scales: 1) The space pattern between notes (structure) and 2) How sharps (#) and flats (b) control those spaces.

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