TONEWOODS
density, hardness, export · what is measured kept apart from what is taste
LOUDNESS ON DELIVERY
integrated loudness, true peak and the room between them — from the documents, not from hearsay
MICROPHONE TYPES
what picks the sound up and where it stays deaf — five patterns from one formula
INSTRUMENT FREQUENCIES
fundamentals and overtones · 20 Hz – 20 kHz, logarithmic scale
THE STEREO FIELD
what stays centred · what is spread · why the low end is not panned
MUSICAL DYNAMICS
the loudness marks from pp to ff, crescendo and diminuendo hairpins — and how the piano got its name
THE SEVEN MUSICAL MODES
the same white keys · a different root
NOTE FREQUENCIES
the fundamental of every note in hertz · equal temperament, A = 440 Hz
NOTE VALUES
from whole to thirty-second · how many fit a 4/4 bar
C MAJOR FINGERING
right and left · one octave and two
B FLAT MAJOR FINGERING
right and left · one octave and two · two flats · B flat and E flat
D MAJOR FINGERING
right and left · one octave and two · two sharps · F sharp and C sharp