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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/

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

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

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

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

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

Got the picture? Now let's practice.

🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Rootmusic
Suffix--al

🎵Rhyme

snailtailmailsail
snail
tail
mail
sail

🔗Collocations

major scale
minor scale
practice scales
chromatic scale
pentatonic scale
ascending scale
descending scale

📝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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

tone seriespitch sequencenote progressiontonal system

Antonyms

discordcacophonynoise

Related

octavechordharmonymelodytemporhythmpitch

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