Chord

* A Chord (geometry) is a geometry figure. * In music theory a Chord (music) is a number of pitches, usually at least three, sounded simultaneously (or nearly so). Some particular kinds of chord are named according to the notes of the scale (music) that they contain. * In reference to aircraft, chord (aircraft) refers to the distance between the front and back of a wing, referred to as the leading and trailing edges, measured in the direction of the normal airflow. The term chord was selected due to the curved nature of the wings surface. * Chord project is a distributed hash table-based file sharing network. * In computing, a chord could refer to mouse chording or a chorded keyboard, where multiple buttons are held down to produce a specific action or to type a character. * In computer science, a Chord (concurrency) is a concurrency construct in object-oriented programming languages.

Chord

I've added some potential headings for future work on this entry. Any input would be appreciated. ---- Nice Tarquin! I like where I think you're going with that revision.User:J.F.Quackenbush : Thanks! I'm currently pondering... which came first? minor chords, or minor intervals? -- User:Tarquin ::definitely minor intervals, chords are a baroque innovation. User:J.F.Quackenbush Is leading-note called leading-tone in the US? uh-oh. the plot thickens... -- User:Tarquin :bah!;) Are you british? When I was at Berklee, I used to feel really sorry for all the guys who spoke romance languages natively, since the movable do solfege we used in ear training classes really screwed them up. At least spanish uses fixed do solfege for the names of all the notes, as opposed to the letters in English. I suggest we use the leading-tone convention, since I've already written the 'pedia entry for that.User:J.F.Quackenbush Yup, I'm a Brit. See Talk:Tone for more terminology complications. French uses a fixed do for letter names too. Though I've never really seen the point of the movable do idea. -- User:Tarquin :the solfege entry I'm working on will be a thing of beauty.User:J.F.Quackenbush == Fixed Do Top Ten List == I have taught Music Theory for 33 years. I started out using Moveable Do and after a few years became frustrated with its limits. I found that I was able to teach a great deal more with Fixed Do. Here is a top ten list for favoring "Fixed Do." 10. It's simpler since you don't have to figure what to call "Do." 9. Intervals can be precisely identified without reference to key (Re to Fa sharp is a major third - period.) 8. Students with a potential for absolute pitch are helped to develop that potential. 7. You don't have to mess with "Fi" "Ra" or "Te." 6. Your sense of key is strongest since it is founded on both function and precise interval structure. 5. You don't have to invent a new system to sing in modes. 4. You don't have to scramble to find a new "Do" when the music modulates. 3. You use the same system that Brahms and Stravinsky learned. 2. You have a system you can use if the music is not in a key at all. 1. You can study in Europe without losing your entire solfege training. Robert C. Howard - McKendree College

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Words begining with Chord:

Chord
Chord
Chord-based
Chordae_tendinae
Chordae_tendineae
Chordal_dissonance
Chordal_dissonances
Chordal_graph
Chordal_instrument
ChordaTa
Chordata
Chordata
Chordate
Chordate
Chordates
Chordates
Chorded_keyboard
Chorded_keyboard
Chordee
Chordeiles_minor
Chordeilinae
Chordettes
Chording_keyboard
Chorditis
Chordophone
Chordophones
Chords
Chords
Chords_Of_Fame
Chord_(aircraft)
Chord_(concurrency)
Chord_(geometry)
Chord_(music)
Chord_(music)
Chord_(P2P)
Chord_change
Chord_keyset
Chord_on_Blues
Chord_peer-to-peer_lookup_service
Chord_progression
Chord_progression
Chord_progressions
Chord_progressions
Chord_project
Chord_root
Chord_sequence
Chord_structure
Chord_substitution
Chord_symbol
Chord_symbol
Chord_tone