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Circle Of Thirds
In music theory, the circle of thirds, also known as the cycle of thirds, is a way of organizing Pitch (music), pitches, and a musical tool that helps Musician, musicians remember and Memorization, memorize the order of Third (other)#Music theory, thirds in a Scale (music), scale, and hence the Musical note, notes of the Chord (music), chords in those scales. The circle of thirds is not as well known or as versatile as the circle of fifths, but it can still be a valuable concept for musicians to know. For example, the cycle of thirds is inherently important to chord construction, as most Triad (music), triads are built on the cycle of thirds. Because the circle of thirds is based on the order of thirds in a scale, rather than its ascending scale degrees, the scale degrees of the cycle are in the following order: 1-3-5-7-2-4-6. In the key of C, the order of notes will be C-E-G-B-D-F-A. However, when in another key than C, the order won't start from C, but will still be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Theory
Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, rudiments", that are needed to understand Musical notation, music notation (key signatures, time signatures, and Chord chart, rhythmic notation); the second is learning scholars' views on music from Ancient history, antiquity to the present; the third is a sub-topic of musicology that "seeks to define processes and general principles in music". The musicological approach to theory differs from music analysis "in that it takes as its starting-point not the individual work or performance but the fundamental materials from which it is built." Music theory is frequently concerned with describing how musicians and composers make music, including Musical tuning, tuning systems and composition methods among other topics. Because of the ever-expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
