- What is the leading tone in music?
- What is the meaning of leading tone?
- What is another name for the leading tone?
What is the leading tone in music?
While the scale degrees for the first six notes are the same for both major and minor scales, the seventh one is special. 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 the meaning of leading tone?
: the seventh tone of a major or minor scale.
What is another name for the leading tone?
noun Music. the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic. Also called leading note .