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Pitch - Tonality
HSC Pitch Tonality
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PITCH | refers to the relative highness and lowness of sounds |
| Tonality | the way notes are arranged by a composer, usually based on a scale or mode |
| Tonal Centre | the note or tone that the scale and the piece are based on |
| Diatonic | refers to the major or minor scales used in the music. |
| Major tonality | Tonality based on the major scale |
| Minor tonality | Tonality based on the minor scale |
| Pentatonic | Based on a five note scale |
| Modal tonality | Based on scales called modes - originally from the medieval period |
| Chromatic scale | Scale based entirely on semitones |
| microtone | Interval that is smaller than a semitone |
| Whole tone scale | Scale based on equal steps of whole tones |
| Atonal | A piece with no tonal centre |
| World music | Music outside of the western tradition |
| key | The note that the scale is based upon |
| modulation | A change in key in the middle of a piece of music |