Chapters
Notes or pitches are one of music's most important dimensions. They determine how high or low a sound is.
In western music, the entire pitch spectrum is categorized into 12 notes that repeat over and over again, in different octaves:
These 12 notes are the building blocks of western harmony and melody. They form scales, chords, harmonic progressions and melodic lines.
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