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Introduction to pitches, notes, and scales
Music is created from pitches, specific points on the spectrum of sound frequency which we measure in Hertz. Octaves are distances...
Harmony and harmonic intervals
While intervals can occur between two successive notes within a melody (melodic intervals), they can also occur simultaneously (harmonic...
Introduction to chords and chord functions
Groups of three or more notes can be classified as chords. Chords built from notes of a major or minor scale are known as diatonic...
Introduction to functional harmony — I, IV, and V chords
The I chord: the tonic Just as the tonic note is the most stable note of the key, the major chord built on the tonic, called the I chord,...
Introduction to chord progressions
Along with its melody, music can typically be analyzed as series of chords. Often these chords occur in repeating progressions. In...
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