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BASIC RUDIMENTS. Tones and Semitones. A chromatic semitone uses notes with the same letter name. . F. G. F. F. Chromatic Semitone. Diatonic Semitone. A diatonic semitone uses notes with different letter names. . MEMORY HELP:
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BASIC RUDIMENTS Tones and Semitones
A chromatic semitone uses notes with the same letter name. F G F F Chromatic Semitone Diatonic Semitone A diatonic semitone uses notes with different letter names. MEMORY HELP: “Diatonic” and “Different” begin with the same letters.
To write a note a chromatic semitone above a given note: C C Draw a note on the same line or space as the given note. Add an accidental to make the note a semitone higher than the given note.
To write a note a chromatic semitone below a given note: A A Draw a note on the same line or space as the given note. Add an accidental to make the note a semitone lower than the given note.
To write a note a diatonic semitone above a given note: C D Draw a note on the closest line or space above the given note. Add an accidental to make the note a semitone higher than the given note.
To write a note a diatonic semitone below a given note: A G Draw a note on the closest line or space below the given note. Add an accidental to make the note a semitone lower than the given note.
A whole tone is the distance of two semitones. WRITE IT RIGHT! 2 1 2 1 1 2 C D B Always use neighbour letter names to write whole tones. F G C
Enharmonic notes are notes at the same pitch with different names. G F C D E B