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musical scaleA sequence of musical notes arranged in ascending or descending order of pitch

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A sequence of musical notes arranged in ascending or descending order of pitch

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmjuzɪkəl skeɪl/

Korean meaning: 음의 높낮이 순서대로 배열한 음계

Korean pronunciation: **뮤**지컬 **스케**일

Example Sentences

  • My piano teacher made me play musical scales until my fingers felt like cooked spaghetti.
  • Learning the musical scale is the foundation of understanding music theory.
  • The guitarist showed off by playing a lightning-fast musical scale that made everyone's jaw drop.

musical scale

NOUN

//ˈmjuzɪkəl skeɪl//

A sequence of musical notes arranged in ascending or descending order of pitch

musical scale concept
💡 Concept

A sequence of musical notes arranged in ascending or descending order of pitch

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musical scale rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A snail plays musical scale while notes sail through the air!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmjuzɪkəl skeɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmjuːzɪkəl skeɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootmusic
Suffix--al

Origin

musical은 라틴어 musica(음악)에서, scale은 라틴어 scala(계단, 사다리)에서 유래. 음악의 계단처럼 높낮이 순서로 배열된 음들이라는 의미

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🎵Rhyme

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snail
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sail

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My piano teacher made me play musical scales until my fingers felt like cooked spaghetti.

Learning the musical scale is the foundation of understanding music theory.

😄 Fun example

The guitarist showed off by playing a lightning-fast musical scale that made everyone's jaw drop.

Different cultures have developed their own unique musical scales throughout history.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

tone seriespitch sequencenote progressiontonal system

Antonyms

discordcacophonynoise

Related

octavechordharmonymelodytemporhythmpitch