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    Music Theory for Teenagers
    Music Theory for Teenagers
    Music Theory for Teenagers
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    Music Theory for Teenagers

    By Michael Lunika and Larysa Lunika

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    Music Theory for Teenagers, delivers music theory without confusive movement. By the way you'll get system knowledge of music. This book contains no junk which useally confuse many people forever. Read this book and you’ll gain the perception how to play any musical instrument quite professionally in a short period.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateFeb 7, 2016
    ISBN9781519909848
    Music Theory for Teenagers
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    Michael Lunika

    I was burn in Ukraine. I graduated Kharkov State university in Physics. PhD in material science.I studied music at musical school. I can play different musical instruments. I studied and worked inCanada, UK, Norway, Germany and Italy. Now I am living in Ukraine

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      Music Theory for Teenagers - Michael Lunika

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      Introduction

      As a lot of people we studied music at schools. Did someone catch enough to play? We can’t say yes on this question.  Afterwards we learn to play using different books and manuals. These papers promised many good things but that was sort of suffering to learn to play. By trial and error we have figured out quite enough information which can eliminate this suffering. So we decided to write a book if we could read one we would not get through difficulties for many years long.

      In this book we tried to explain the origin and fundamental properties of music. We named this as anatomy of music because we tried to dive in the depth of it.

      We delivered music theory quite completely trying to eliminate confusive moments. Music theory aplications are made mostly for guitar. But after reading this book anyone will be able to play any musical instrument. Don’t beleave? Just read this book and you’ll persuade yourself in very short period of time.

      About This Book

      Music Theory for Teenagers, delivers music theory without confusive movement. By the way you'll get system knowledge of music. This book contains no junk which useally confuse many people forever. Read this book and you’ll gain the perception how to play any musical instrument quite professionally in a short period.

      Part 1: The Origin of Music Theory

      Chapter 1: Anatomy of Music

      In This Chapter:

      The origin of music

      Some physical aspects of music

      Tones and  medieval music

      Why are there so many pitches and only few tones

      When did music start?

      All depends on what kind of sounds someone would call the music. We think the music started when someone understood that the two strings one of which is twice as much have the same voice (tone) if they are equally tensioned. To get new tones (voices} Pythagoras divided the difference of these two strings in 12 parts knowing that it gives 12 different voices. He could divide it in some other way for instance in 13 times. But the number 12 was magic at that time. So he did as he did and now we have European music. In some regions of China it is divided in 13th and they have Chinese music.

      Nowadays this is known (but not for all) that if sounds have frequencies which are in 2, 4, 8.... times more or less, all these sounds have the same voice or tone. Such strings sound as if they say the same.Later you’ll find the proof of it when we’ll teach you to play Happy birthday.

      These 12 different tones (solo voices) constitute an octave. As the range of sounds spreads from 16 Hz up to 20000Hz there are lots of pitches and can be 11 octaves. But every octave consists of the same 12 tones (lower or higher).

      What is the pitch

      Pitch is the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone. The main characteristic of pitch is the frequency of vibration which can switch from 16 Hz to 20000 Hz.  But why are there so many pitches and only few (twelve) tones?

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      Why are there so many pitches and only few tones

      It’s very well established phenomena in physics. The sound is produced by mechanical vibration which is propagated through the air.  The ideal vibration does not exist in nature. Even the string vibrates not as sinus. (Ideal vibration must write the sinus curve). It has distortions which physically turn to be presented as the harmonics i. e. the vibrations with frequencies of 2, 4, 8... times higher or lower of the frequency of main vibration. So if the string vibrates with the frequency saying 440 Hz  there are the vibrations with the frequencies.....55 Hz; 110Hz; 220 Hz; 440 Hz; 880 Hz; 1760 Hz..... The intensity of vibration with the frequency 440 Hz is most high. The vibrations with the frequencies.....55 Hz; 110Hz; 220 Hz;  880 Hz; 1760 Hz...  are called harmonics. The intensities of harmonics are lower. If the string vibrates with the main frequency saying 220 Hz there are the vibrations with the frequencies  .....55 Hz; 110Hz; 220 Hz; 440 Hz; 880 Hz; 1760 Hz..... The intensity of vibration with the frequency 220 Hz  is most high. The vibration with the frequencies .....55 Hz; 110Hz; 440 Hz;  880 Hz; 1760 Hz...  are harmonics. The intensities of harmonics are lower. But in both cases the set of vibrations are the same. That’s why the strings which vibrate with frequencies 2, 4, 8, .... times more or less have the same tone (voice). That’s because the set

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