the interval between notes notated for example A flat and G sharp, which on an equal tempered keyboard instrument are played with the same key
Enharmonic
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Enharmonic Equivalents
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Theory
Enharmonic equivalents are notes spelled differently but sounding the same. Examples include: C sharp and D flat F sharp and…
Equal temperament
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the modern method of tuning where the interval of an octave is exact and the interval between each successive semitone is equ…
Dyad
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a term applied to two notes, in the same way that a triad is a term applied to three notes
Double stem
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when two voices or parts are written on the same staff and play the same note
Double-time
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in jazz, packing twice as many notes in a measure as were there in the preceding measures so that the tempo appears to gain a…
Accidental
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sign for raising, lowering the pitch of a note or of canceling a previously applied sign, the sharp and flat signs in a key s…
Accidentals
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Notation
Accidentals are symbols placed before notes: sharp ( ) raises a pitch flat ( ) lowers a pitch natural cancels previous altera…
Alteration
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the raising or lowering of a note by means of an accidental a double sharp, sharp, double flat, flat or natural sign