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A quick overview!
A quick overview!
Yes, pitch can be used to describe how high or low a note sounds but it also refers to anything to do with notes/pitches.
That means, pitch is an umbrella element that encompasses the sub-elements - melody, tonality, and harmony!
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Melody
Melody
Musicians can use melody in a variety of different ways to make music more interesting.
When writing about melody, you can talk about...
When discussing melody…
You need to first know what a melody is!
A melody is a linear series of pitches set to a particular rhythm. It is usually the most recognisable part of a piece of music and people will often walk away singing, humming or whistling the melody after hearing it.
Here is a 8 bar rhythm...
You wouldn't know that its supposed to be 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' because the notes haven't been assigned pitches. Once we assigned each note in the above excerpt a pitch on the staff, we have our melody line!
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Pitch Placement
Where a composer chooses to write their melody on the staff, can impact the mood or character being portrayed in the music. Take our example of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' from above...
If we move the pitch placement up 2 octaves...
Tonality
Tonality
Let's look at scales!
The Major Scale
The Major Scale
The Natural Minor Scale
The Natural Minor Scale
The Harmonic Minor Scale
The Harmonic Minor Scale
The Melodic Minor Scale
The Melodic Minor Scale
The Chromatic Scale
The Chromatic Scale
Harmony
Harmony
Building chords on a major scale
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