chromatic scale

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(thing) by Lanatha (6.5 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sat Apr 01 2000 at 3:36:56
The chromatic or diatonic scale, contrasted with the tonic or equal tempered scale, is a musical scale consisting of 17 notes, where each sharp and each flat differ by approximately 8hz. It is not well known, as most musical instruments are constructed to use the equal tempered scale for ease of use.
My above definition is also very wrong. *grin sheepishly* A chromatic scale is only segmented by 8hz between middle C and its peers... it actually doubles for every octave upwards, and halves for every octave downwards. I knew this, but wasn't particularly smart when I wrote it, and forgot. ;-) Forgive me.
(thing) by themusic (6.9 y) (print)   (I like it!) Tue May 30 2000 at 3:09:03
The above definition is not a conventional one--certainly not one used by practical music teachers.

A basic definition from Elementary Rudiments of Music by Barbara Wharram, a text recommended by the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto is:

A CHROMATIC scale (chromatic literally means "coloured") consists of all the twelve notes found between any note and its octave, all a semitone apart and all of equal importance.
(thing) by ccunning (6 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Wed Jun 21 2000 at 3:52:34
The chromatic scale forms the basis of modern music. All other commonly used scales can be derived from the chromatic scale using a pattern of whole and half steps (tones and semi-tones. The chromatic scale consists of C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C.
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