Definition of pentachord in English:
pentachord
noun ˈpɛntəkɔːdˈpɛn(t)əˌkɔrd
1A musical instrument with five strings.
Example sentencesExamples
- Wasn't the pentachord also a classical era instrument?
2A series of five musical notes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Demonstrate and use basic technical skills including the ability to play pentachord, tetrachord and scale patterns with proper fingering in major and minor keys, and to play tonic, subdominant, dominant, and dominant-seventh chord progressions in major and minor keys.
- You can expand the pentachord by a note or two.
Definition of pentachord in US English:
pentachord
nounˈpɛn(t)əˌkɔrdˈpen(t)əˌkôrd
1A musical instrument with five strings.
Example sentencesExamples
- Wasn't the pentachord also a classical era instrument?
- 1.1 A series of five musical notes.
Example sentencesExamples
- Demonstrate and use basic technical skills including the ability to play pentachord, tetrachord and scale patterns with proper fingering in major and minor keys, and to play tonic, subdominant, dominant, and dominant-seventh chord progressions in major and minor keys.
- You can expand the pentachord by a note or two.