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Glossary (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I)
(J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R)
(S) (T) (U) (V) (W) (X) (Y) (Z)
(A)
Accidental
A symbol used to raise or lower a note's pitch. (i.e., sharp or flat )
Accidental Gadget
In the Scale Palette, the gadget that allows you to select notes which aren't in the scale.
Arpeggio
A sequence of notes based on a chord, usually arranged in thirds, played in quick
succession across the strings.
(B)
Blues
A musical style characterized by the I-IV-V movement and heavy use of pentatonic
scales. Blues stresses the soulful, emotional element of music while concealing its
nuances in a guise of simplicity.
(C)
Chord
A group of three or more notes played together.
Chord Bracket
In the Guitar Palette, this indicates the range of frets in which to build a fingering.
Chord Harmony
A chord based on a scale degree and its extensions.
Circle Of Fifths (also The Circle Of Keys)
The sequence of key-centers arranged by 5ths. From C clockwise each key gains a
sharp note, while counterclockwise each gains a flat note. Since each key's neighbors
are its closest relatives the Circle demonstrates the readiest movements.
Current Chord
The chord which will be affected by your operations in FretPet. This is the chord which
is highlighted in the Bank if a document is open.
Current Key
The key indicated by the Key Cursor, in the key column of the Scale Palette.
Current Root
The root of the Current Chord - either the Current Tone or the Current Key.
Current Scale
The full sequence of notes in the Current Key.
Current Tone
The note indicated by the Scale Cursor.
(D)
Dissonance
An effect created by the irregular "artifacting" of two or more tones.
In melody, a note which appears in stark contrast to the lead.
Dynamics
Elements of music which augment its style and its substance. Among these are
changes in tempo and volume, the use of rests, and the use of repetition and harmonic
interplay which define a spirit or energy.
(E)
Enharmonic Scale
A scale which may have more than one letter name applied. The letter name is
significant in that it determines whether a scale is considered to be a sharp scale or a
flat scale in a composition containing key changes.
(F)
Flat
A half-step lower.
Fret
One of several metal strips mounted across the front of the guitar neck which the player
uses to change the length - and so the pitch - of the plucked strings.
Fretboard
The front of the guitar neck where the frets are mounted.
Fret Cursor
The animated square in the Guitar Palette indicating the current Fret Note.
Fret Note
The note indicated by the Fret Cursor.
(G)
Gravity
The quality of preference exerted by the ear upon a passage of music. Gravity is
assigned to tones based on inferential cues in the melody. The most obvious example
of gravity is in the movement of a cadence, which leads strongly to a resolve.
(H)
Harmony
The quality of two notes rung together.
Hertz
Full cycles per second. To determine the Hertz value of a sine wave you count the
number of peaks above zero which cover a second of time.
(I)
Interval
The distance between two notes. Intervals can be "up" or "down," indicating the
direction of movement in a sequence of tones. When "up" or "down" is omitted the
movement is assumed to be upward.
Intervallic Notation
A notation developed by Schumann as part of his "Twelve Tone System" of music,
which essentially ignores key-centeredness in favor of pure movement.
(J)
Jazz
A style of music originally derived from Blues and Classical which emphasizes
poetic lyricism, improvisation, and rhythmic spontaneity in search of music without
boundaries.
Juxtaposition
An unorthodox overlapping of contrasting themes, phrases, or styles. For example,
placing a classical violin passage in the middle of a honkytonk jam.
(K)
Key
The dominant character of a recent passage of music.
The tone or chord of resolution.
Key Cursor
The highlight in the first column of the Scale Palette which indicates the Current Key.
Key Of Origin
The key within which a chord is first created.
Keyscale
The same as Key, but considered in wider terms of its scale and its tonic.
(L)
Lead
An accompanying melody which plays against a chord progression, adding harmony
and color. The term refers to the quality of "leading the ear," which takes advantage of
innate habits of anticipation to affect the listener.
(M)
Major Chord
A chord with a major 3rd interval between the root and the 3rd.
Major Scale
1. A scale with major and perfect intervals.
2. The first (Ionian) mode of a particular Major Scale which serves as the
theoretical basis for characterizing all other scales.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A series of hardware and software standards that
allow communication between digital instruments and computers.
Minor Chord
A chord with a minor 3rd interval between the root and the 3rd.
Minor Scale
A scale with minor and perfect intervals.
Mode
A scale.
(N)
Natural
Intrinsic to the key, being neither sharp or flat relative to the keyscale.
Note
A sound with a single discernable pitch.
Nut
The groovy piece at the head of the guitar which holds and aligns the strings.
(O)
Octave
An interval indicated by two notes which have frequencies at a 2:1 ratio to one another.
For example, the note A at 220Hz is one octave below A at 440Hz.
Open string
A string which is not currently fretted by the player.
Overtone
A third tone which emerges as the product of a harmony.
(P)
Passing tones
Notes inserted between chords to alter the transition from one to the other.
Pitch
The relative frequency of a sound wave.
(Q)
QuickTime‚Ñ¢
A system extension for the MacOS that adds native support for multimedia, including
video, sound, VR, and musical instruments.
(R)
Reverb
An effects process which lengthens and deepens a sound, making it reverberate as if it
were inside a large cavern.
Root
The note that is used to name a chord, often the one with the lowest pitch.
The first note in a scale.
(S)
Scale
A sequence of tones, usually associated with a set of intervals.
Scale Cursor
The highlight in the Scale Box which indicates the Current Tone.
Scale Degree
The position of a note in a scale. (i.e., F is the 4th degree of the C Ionian scale)
Sharp
A half-step higher.
(T)
Tone
A sound with a discernable pitch.
Toolbar Palette
A floating window with buttons for your clicking pleasure.
(U)
(V)
(W)
Wave
A sound's effect on the air, created by changes in pressure as gas molecules push
against each other in a chain reaction. If you could see sound it would appear as a
sphere expanding outward in all directions from its source.
(X)
X
The Roman numeral 10.
Short for Christ.
A really great band.
A generational moniker similar to a swastika.
A very short wavelength of light energy.
A former spouse or lover.
The axis parallel to the horizon.
A popular chromosome.
(Y)
(Z)
Zappa, Frank
Musician.