Mr. Kaufman

This page contains all of the information presented in Mr. Kaufman's Theory class. Students from the Music Technology class are also responsible for this material.

Definitions:

Music- Organized sound in time.
Fundamental - The pitch from which a harmonic series is based.
Partial - A harmonic of the fundamental.
Interval - Distance between two notes.
Whole Step - Two half steps.
Half Step - Two notes adjacent to each other on the keyboard.
Melodic - One note after another.
Harmonic - Two or more notes at once.
Enharmonic - A note that has more than one name.

The Order of the Sharps:

F-C-G-D-A-E-B

The Order of the Flats:

B-E-A-D-G-C-F