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- What are auxiliary notes?
- What is an auxiliary figure in music?
- Is an auxiliary note a passing note?
- What are auxiliary chords?
What are 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.
What is an auxiliary figure in music?
noun. music a nonharmonic note occurring between two harmonic notes.
Is an auxiliary note a passing note?
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 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.
