scalar
- adjective
- /ˈskeɪlər/
- Specialized
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escalar
- Very simply, if you take a scalar line, let's say I descend down AD major scale from the root.
Examples
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But this one in particular has some really interesting scalar ideas that also have active displacement in them.
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Several of the rhythm skills occurred with a differing simultaneous pitch task (either repeated notes or scalar movement).
Academic text (2011) -
There are at least two versions of this song, with one version being scalar.
Academic text (2011) -
After starting with simple triads and scalar passages, the conductor can move on to exercises that include arpeggios and complete scales, as well as other patterns (see figure 2 for examples of different patterns).
Academic text (1998) -
The rhythm patterns appeared within melodies containing the least difficult pitch skills, according to results obtained in the development of the VSRI, including repeated pitches, scalar patterns, and skips/leaps within the tonic triad.
Academic text (2011) -
The composer incorporated several scalar patterns into the symphony to enhance its melodic depth.
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In the melody, there are distinct scalar movements that create a sense of progression.
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He practiced the scalar exercises daily to improve his performance skills on the piano.
Synonyms
About a pattern of musical notes that move step by step up or down
Compounds
- Specialized
A square grid of numbers with the same values on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere
- Specialized
A single number you get by multiplying pairs of numbers from two vectors and adding them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scalar in music comes from Latin scala 'ladder' and the English scale, and it describes notes that move like steps up or down a ladder, so scalar patterns use the notes of a musical scale.