Auxiliary notes

Auxiliary Notes (also called "Neighbour Notes") An auxiliary note falls between two identical chord notes. It can be higher or lower than the chord note. An auxiliary note which is higher than the chord note is an "upper auxiliary note" and a "lower auxiliary note" is lower than the chord note.

1. What is the difference between passing and auxiliary notes?
2. What is an auxiliary figure in music?
3. What is passing notes music?
4. What are auxiliary chords?

What is the difference between passing and auxiliary notes?

Passing note: like a link between two melodic notes which are a third apart. Auxiliary note: Follows a note by step and then returns to the same note.

What is an auxiliary figure in music?

noun. music a nonharmonic note occurring between two harmonic notes.

What is passing notes music?

A passing tone (PT) or passing note is a nonchord tone prepared by a chord tone a step above or below it and resolved by continuing in the same direction stepwise to the next chord tone (which is either part of the same chord or of the next chord in the harmonic progression).

What are auxiliary chords?

Auxiliary chords are formed by the stepwise movement (up or down) of one or more of the voices away from a harmony note in one chord to form a new chord. The voice(s) then return to the originals note(s) to re-form the original harmony.