A passing chord is a chord that connects two primary chords in a progression, helping to bridge the harmonic gap between them. It usually appears for a brief duration and serves to create smoother transitions, add tension, or embellish the music. Passing chords can be rooted in the diatonic scale (the scale based on the key of the piece) or can be chromatic (outside the main key). They often provide more harmonic interest and can enhance the overall movement of the progression.
Gamaka is a term used in Indian classical music, particularly in the context of both Carnatic and Hindustani traditions. It refers to the ornamentation or embellishment of notes, which adds expressiveness and depth to melodies. Gamakas are integral to the interpretation of ragas, as they help to convey the emotional and aesthetic qualities specific to each raga.
Hebrew cantillation, also known as "ta'amei mikra," refers to a system of musical notations used to guide the chanting of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) during public readings in synagogues. These notations serve multiple purposes, including indicating pitch, rhythm, and phrasing of the text, as well as highlighting the grammatical structure and meaning of the verses. The cantillation marks, called "trop," are placed above or below the words of the text.
"Music sources" can refer to various aspects depending on the context. Here are a few interpretations: 1. **Origin of Music**: This can refer to the different genres or traditions from which music originates, such as classical, folk, jazz, rock, etc. Each genre has its own historical and cultural background.
Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project
Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
Intro to OurBigBook
. Source. We have two killer features:
- topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculusArticles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
- a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
- a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
- to OurBigBook.com to get awesome multi-user features like topics and likes
- as HTML files to a static website, which you can host yourself for free on many external providers like GitHub Pages, and remain in full control
Figure 3. Visual Studio Code extension installation.Figure 4. Visual Studio Code extension tree navigation.Figure 5. Web editor. You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally.Video 3. Edit locally and publish demo. Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension.Video 4. OurBigBook Visual Studio Code extension editing and navigation demo. Source. - Infinitely deep tables of contents:
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact





