Introduction to some fundamental concepts in music theory!
Pitch: In music, a pitch is a particular frequency of sound—for example, the note "A" or "C". A series of pitches forms a melody.
Note: A note represents the pitch and duration of a sound. Notes are written on a staff—a series of five lines and four spaces.
Staff: This is where notes are placed. The higher the note is on the staff, the higher the pitch. The staff is read from left to right.
Clefs: There are two main types of clefs used in written music: the treble clef and the bass clef. The treble clef is used for higher-pitched instruments and voices, and the bass clef is used for lower-pitched instruments and voices.
Scales: A scale is a collection of notes that move in a sequential pattern. The most common types of scales are major scales and minor scales.
Key: The key of a piece of music is the group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a music composition in classical, Western art, and Western pop music.
Chords: A chord is a set of notes played together at the same time. Chords are built from scales and usually consist of three or more notes.
Harmony: Harmony is the process by which individual sounds are superimposed. In other words, it's the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions.
Rhythm: Rhythm is the pattern of sound, silence, and emphasis in a song. It's how the song moves through time.
Time signature: The time signature tells you how many beats are in each measure, and which note gets the beat in a piece of music.
Tempo: Tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece of music
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