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  2. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  3. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of musical scales and modes. Degrees are relative to the major scale. List of musical scales and modes Name ... (0,2,3,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,17)

  4. Major scale - Wikipedia

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    The term "major scale" is also used in the names of some other scales whose first, third, and fifth degrees form a major triad. The harmonic major scale [ 4 ] [ 5 ] has a minor sixth. It differs from the harmonic minor scale only by raising the third degree.

  5. Equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12 tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same.

  6. Stevens grip - Wikipedia

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    Stevens grip is a technique for playing keyboard percussion instruments with four mallets developed by Leigh Howard Stevens.While marimba performance with two, four, and even six mallets had been done for more than a century, Stevens developed this grip based on the Musser grip, looking to expanded musical possibilities.

  7. Category:Musical scales - Wikipedia

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    The chromatic scale can be played in Pythagorean tuning, meantone temperament, or 12-tone equal temperament, or indeed many different types of irregular musical temperament. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.

  8. Category:Major scales - Wikipedia

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  9. Augmented second - Wikipedia

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    Augmented second on C Play ⓘ.. In classical music from Western culture, an augmented second is an interval that, in 12-tone equal temperament, is sonically equivalent to a minor third, spanning three semitones, and is created by widening a major second by a chromatic semitone.