1.

Music Definition

"The art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of
form, harmony, and expression of emotion"

2. What is a note in music?

Notes can represent the pitch and duration of a sound in musical notation

3. Discovery of Guitar by Gaetano Vinaccia who is today credited for the discovery of first
six stringed guitars that later on became the basis of the modern acoustic guitar.

4. What is accompaniment in Music?

Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support
for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece.

5. Example for an accompaniment instrument.

The accompaniment for a vocal melody or instrumental solo can be played by a single
musician playing an instrument such as piano, pipe organ, or guitar.

6. Guitar Music Stages: 1. Scales 2. Chords 3. Tempo 4. Timing 5. Dynamics

7. What is a Scale?

Scale, in music, any graduated sequence of notes, tones, or intervals dividing what
is called an octave.

8. What is an Octave?
Octave, in music, an interval whose higher note has a sound-wave frequency of
vibration twice that of its lower note

9. What is a Chord?
A chord, in music, is any harmonic set of pitches/frequencies consisting of
multiple notes (also called "pitches") that are heard as if sounding simultaneously.
10. What is a Pitch in Music?

Pitch, in music, position of a single sound in the complete range of sound. Sounds
are higher or lower in pitch according to the frequency of vibration of the sound waves
producing them.

11. What is frequency of vibration?

A sound wave, like any other wave, is introduced into a medium by a vibrating
object. Example: The vibrating string and sound board of a guitar.

12. What is the Unit for frequency?

A commonly used unit for frequency is the Hertz

13. Why 440 Hz (Hertz) in Music?

Research says that music tuned from this frequency is easier to listen to, brighter,
clearer, and contains more inherent dynamic range. As a result, music with this tuning
need not be played at higher volumes and thus reduces the risk of hearing damage.

14. What is a Tempo in Music?

The tempo of a piece of music is the speed of the underlying beat. Like a
heartbeat, it can also be thought of as the 'pulse' of the music.
Tempo is measured in BPM, or beats per minute.
Example: For instance, a tempo notated as 60 BPM would mean that a beat sounds
exactly once per second. A 120 BPM tempo would be twice as fast, with two beats per
second.

15. The Natural Musical Alphabet

With the natural musical alphabet, there are only seven notes
ABCDEFG
They’re called natural since they have no flats or sharps.

16. Sharps - Symbol (#)

Sharps are just half-steps away from the natural notes.
Every half-step (or fret) changes the note.
Sharps are a half-step up from a natural note.
For instance, a half-step above A is A#.
17. Flats - Symbol (♭)
Flats are just half-steps away from the natural notes.
Flats are the exact opposite.
One half-step down leads to a flat.
For instance, if its stepped down from A its Ab.

18. Understanding Sharps and Flats

The confusing part comes into play with a single note has two names and the name
depends mainly on the key you’re playing in.
For instance, the note between D and E is D# by stepping up and E♭ if its stepped down.

19. The BC and EF Rule

All natural notes have sharps and flats between them except BC and EF.
A half-step between these leads to the next natural note.
Stepping up from B leads you to C.
Stepping down from F leads to E.

20. Count Up The Frets On Each String

At this point, it’s a simple matter of counting up notes as you go along the fret board.
As you can see from the following fret board images, the first fret is one half-step up
from the string name or note.
Just remember the BC and EF rule to keep your notes in order.
21. What is a 12th Fret Octave
Now for the next trick in helping you to learn the guitar fret board.

You only need to learn the first 12 frets as the notes begin repeating.

For instance, on fret 12, the note becomes B again. Fret 13 would then be C, the same as
fret 1.

22. 7 Guitar Octave Shapes

23. What is a scale formula?
A scale formula shows you the notes of a scale compared to the notes of the major scale.

Explanation
Notes of the major scale are referred to as numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Example
See here the notes of a C major scale

C D E F G A B Ć

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni ´
Sa

24. What is an Interval Formula?

Scales are built on interval formulas. 

The first note of the scale is called its root:

 the root of the C major scale is a C

 the root of an E♭ or D# major scale is an E♭ or D#
 the root of a G minor scale is a G

25. Major scale formula:

R, W, W, H, W, W, W, H

R – Root W - Whole step H – Half Step

R W W H W W W H

C D E F G A B Ć
26. Major Scales in Every Key: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni ´
Sa

A major scale = A B C# D E F# G# Á

Bb major scale = B♭ C D E♭ F G A B́b

B major scale = B C# D# E F# G# A# B́

C major scale = C D E F G A B Ć

Db major scale= D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D´ ♭

D major scale = D E F# G A B C# D́

Eb major scale = E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E´ ♭

E major scale = E F# G# A B C# D# É

F major scale = F G A B♭ C D E F́

Gb major scale= G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G´ ♭

G major scale = G A B C D E F# Ǵ

Ab major scale = A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A´ ♭