Exactly what does "diatonic" mean? - theory
2019年11月27日 · The diatonic scales in the narrower sense ("classical" diatonic scales) also include the church tones and the modal scales that today draw on them. In the broader sense these scales are also diatonic: the melodic minor scale upwards. the altered scale used mainly in jazz. the acoustic scale. the anhemitonic-pentatonic ladders. Not diatonic scales
Scale, Heptatonic Scale, Diatonic Scale, Major Scale - theory
2015年8月10日 · Since it seems that there's no generally accepted definition of diatonic scale (either including or excluding the melodic and harmonic minor scales), this is a source of confusion. One nice property of diatonic scales, in the narrow, exclusive definition, is the fact that they can be generated by stacking perfect fifths on top of each other.
Confusion about intervals in chromatic VS diatonic scales
Diatonic vs Chromatic does not matter in either case as intervals are independent of scales. G to D is always a perfect 5th regardless of the context. Scale degrees are not the same thing as intervals, although in heptatonic scales (7 note scales) they almost always correlate to the letter distance between the two notes.
Why did they choose the diatonic scale? - Music: Practice
2016年7月21日 · To me it is very simple to think up pleasant non-diatonic tunes. It is true I can "transpose" such tunes into the diatonic structure and I am forced to do so every time I play a diatonic instrument, but the music I imagine, whistle and hum is hardly perfectly diatonic. I do not think there is something special to me.
Chromatic vs Non-diatonic vs Accidental - Music: Practice
2019年2月4日 · Non-diatonic generally refers to notes not in a given major key. The term isn't quite as useful in a minor key piece as the 6th and 7th scale steps are mutable and both versions are often referred to as diatonic (leaving only two notes as non-diatonic in even-temperament). Accidental refers to the flat or sharp sign attached to a note.
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A diatonic semitone is on two different staff positions (two different letters) such as C to Db. A chromatic semitone is the same spelling of the base note, such as C and C#. Of course, in equal temperament the sound is the same, and the only distinction is in the functional meaning of the note (if even that), but in unequal temperaments they ...
In jazz, what is diatonic substitution? - theory
2018年5月7日 · Diatonic substitution is changing a diatonic chord into another diatonic chord with a similar function. For example, in a C major tonality, you can often reharmonize a melody harmonized with F[maj7] with Dm[7] (or vice versa). These chords share some important notes which makes them functionally similar (both have subdominant character).
When is diatonic transposition useful? - Music: Practice & Theory …
2018年6月8日 · Dean has given an example of diatonic transposition in the second. There is a fugue (A major for piano) by Shostakovich which has only notes from the tonic chord in its theme, and in the course of the fugue it gets transposed diatonically (scale-preserving) and even chord-preserving (a e a c# e a e turns into c# a c# e a c# a).
theory - "The" versus "a" diatonic scale - Music: Practice & Theory ...
2016年7月3日 · A diatonic scale is a scale made of seven notes, with five whole tones and two half tones. Therefore a major scale is a diatonic scale, but a diatonic scale might not be a major scale. Some may use "the diatonic scale" to name the "major scale" interchangeably, but that is …
What is a Diatonic tendency tone? - Music: Practice & Theory …
2020年6月5日 · In diatonic harmony, tendency tones tend to be one of two things: The leading tone, which has a tendency to resolve up to tonic (especially when in an outer voice), and Chordal sevenths, which have a tendency to resolve down by step (no matter what voice they're in).