On the piano keyboard, two notes immediately next to each other are a semitone apart in pitch. The distance in pitch between ...

This ascending line leads to the common and efective device of moving up a semitone (F7) to 'resolve' into the home key (E7). Not too technically challenging, but you can never play something too ...

When to use it: Metal, especially thrash and also where you see two powerchords one semitone apart. E5 and F5, for example. Another ‘modal’ choice, this is essentially a minor scale with a dissonant ...

Finlandia: This has been transposed down a semitone for ease of performance and to allow use of open strings. Note values ...

in the following lyrical examples from the first aria are: 'mountain' rises in pitch 'low' is sung on the lowest pitch of the phrase 'crooked' is written with staggered quavers with semitone intervals ...

33 in the wild. In terms of specs, the T.33 is slightly heavier than the T.50, and at 615 hp, it's a semitone down from the T.50's 675. It does bring more torque at the low end, however ...

Range These days the most popular clarinet is the B♭ clarinet. However, the clarinet in A, just a semitone lower, is commonly used in orchestral music. Clarinets have the largest pitch range of common ...

Exemplified by the likes of Louis Jordan, Roy Brown and T-Bone Walker, jump blues can add some jazz flair to your blues and ...

Among several modern ensembles, there is a consensus to play baroque music a semitone lower than A440. By tuning down the A to the baroque pitch, the prelude from Bach sounds like F# major, while ...

The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra presents contemporary works, including three world premieres, by composers from ...

Aggressive rock and metal styles demand a certain level of technique and timing, we take a look at some of the essential ...