Music Concepts 1.

Music Concepts 1.

1. Major

   • Played in major key
   • Happy music
   • No sharps

2. Minor

   • Played in minor key
   • Sad music
   • Blues

3. Chromatic Scale

   • Stepwise series of notes built up entirely of semitones
   • Half steps

4. Pentatonic Scale

   • 5 notes in scale
   • Root, second, third, fifth & sixth

5. Cluster

   • Group of notes played on keyboard
   • With pam of hand or forearm

6. Drone

   • Low pitched pipes of bagpipes
   • Continuous throughout song

7. Vamp

   • Piano Accompaniment
   • Bass note - left hand
     • Chord - right hand
   • Oom-cha Oom-cha