Identity
Identity: Identity refers to the unique quality of sound of a scale, interval, or chord expressed with letters or symbols. These harmonic identities must have an
Vivo
Vivo (It) alive, vivid, brilliant allegro vivo cheerfully brilliant
Improvvisare
Improvvisare (It) to improvise improvvisazione improvisation
Ironique
Ironique (Fr) ironic
Incisif
Incisif (Fr) incisive, piercing
Forté
Forté (It) strong, bright.
Inversion
Inversion refers to the re-positioning of the notes of a chord. If the root is the lower-most note, the chord is said to
Interval
Interval an interval is the number of alphabetical steps from the lower of the two notes to the upper, e.g. ‘A to E’,
Improvisation
Improvisation choices; nothing more, nothing less. However, there must be a vocabulary from which to make choices. In music that vocabulary includes the