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Tonic
What is functional tonality?
Functional tonality is the sense of a tonic produced by harmonic function (tonic, pre-dominant, and dominant). Harmonic function is so effective that ...
How to identify modes
Identifying modesIdentify the quality of tonic. Listen for the tonic pitch. ... Listen and look for ^7 . Compare the ^7 to the leading tone a half-ste...
What is the tonic chord in the illustration
The chord built on the first scale tone is denoted as the tonic, the chord on the second scale tone as the supertonic, on the fourth scale tone as sub...
What is the tonic in music
Tonic, also called keynote, in music, the first note (degree) of any diatonic (e.g., major or minor) scale. It is the most important degree of the sca...
How to read tonic sol-fa notation
How do you identify tonic Solfa?What is a Tonic Sol Fa scale?What is the first note of the Tonic Sol Fa?How do you identify tonic Solfa?In the most co...
Key in music
In music, a key is the main group of pitches, or notes, that form the harmonic foundation of a piece of music. The main pitches used in a song are usu...
Is one octave above tonic also considered as tonic?
Is one octave above tonic also considered as tonic? Yes. The concepts and terms involved are pitch class and octave equivalency.What is tonic scale?Ho...
Why don't key signatures indicate the tonic?
The short answer: because it's redundant. The slightly longer answer: because one of the things beginners have to learn is what sharps and flats belon...
What is the tonic minor of a major
The parallel minor or tonic minor of a particular major key is the minor key based on the same tonic; similarly the parallel major has the same tonic ...