Which notes are tendency tones?

The most prominent tendency tones in Western tonal styles are ti (not te) and le (not la). Generally speaking, when ti appears it tends to be followed by do in the same voice.

What scale degree is the strongest tendency tone in tonal music?

scale degree 1
The subdominant almost always resolves down to scale degree 3. Aptly named, the leading tone is likely one of the strongest tendency tones in Western tonal music, as it naturally wants to resolve to the tonic pitch, scale degree 1.

Which scales use the leading tone?

seventh scale
In the major scale, or any scale with a natural seventh scale degree like the melodic minor scale or harmonic minor scale, the seventh scale degree is known as the leading tone. The leading tone is a half-step lower than the tonic and has a natural gravity to resolve to the tonic.

How do you identify leading tones?

If the seventh note is a half step below the tonic, it is called a leading tone. If the seventh note is a half step below the tonic, it is called a leading note (or “leading tone”).

What is lead tone?

In music theory, a leading-tone (also subsemitone, and called the leading-note in the UK) is a note or pitch which resolves or “leads” to a note one semitone higher or lower, being a lower and upper leading-tone, respectively. Typically, the leading tone refers to the seventh scale degree of a major scale (

Which chordal factors are tendency tones in V7?

There are two strong tendency tones in the V7 chord: scale degrees ^7 and ^4 . These two tendency tones form a tritone—a dissonance that requires resolution.

What is the diatonic tendency to resolve up?

It is also found in minor scales when the diatonic seventh scale degree (the subtonic, or Te) is raised (Ti). This tendency tone “tends” to resolve up by a minor 2nd to Do(the leading tone leadsto tonic). It is expected that the leading tone and the note it resolves to will be in the same musical voice.

What is a diatonic scale in music?

A diatonic scale is a type of music scale with seven notes (also called a heptonic scale ). Diatonic scales must have two semitone intervals (half steps) and five tone intervals (whole steps) within one octave. The two semitone intervals should be separated by two and three tones.

What are the tendency tones?

In European classical music of the “common-practice period” (approximately 1600-1900) and also in “Tonal” music more broadly, the tendency tones are the leading tone, chordal seventh, and chromatically altered pitches. The descriptions on this page are describing specific tendency tones within this style of music.

How many tritones does the diatonic scale have?

The diatonic scale is the only seven note scale that has just one tritone (augmented fourth/diminished fifth). All other scales have two, or more, tritones. The diatonic scale and the melodic scale are the only scales which have just two types of second – the major second and minor second (represented by a whole tone and a semitone, respectively).