{"id":13230,"date":"2016-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=13230"},"modified":"2024-10-08T04:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:30:55","slug":"active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Tones Vs Stable Tones Of The Major Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to music scholars, the tones of the major scale can either be active or stable.<\/p>\n

Today, we’ll be doing an in-depth study on active and stable tones. But before we get into all that, let’s look at the major scale.<\/p>\n

The Major Scale<\/h2>\n

A scale is a succession of notes in ascending or descending order.<\/p>\n

The major scale consists of a set of seven notes played in a regular succession starting from any given note known as the tonic<\/em>. The tonic is the technical name associated with the first tone of the major [or minor] scale.<\/p>\n

Playing white notes on the keyboard from C to B:
\n
\n…produces the C major major scale.<\/p>\n

It is a traditional practice<\/em> for the tonic of the scale to be duplicated and this puts the scale in an octave position (eight notes.) In the case of the C major scale, we’ll have the scale start on the tonic:
\n
\n…and ends on its octave:
\n
\nNevertheless, the major scale still remains a scale of seven notes (aka – “heptatonic scale”.)<\/p>\n

Here are the names that the various degrees of the scale are associated with…<\/p>\n

1st tone – tonic<\/p>\n

2nd tone – supertonic<\/p>\n

3rd tone – mediant<\/p>\n

4th tone – subdominant<\/p>\n

5th tone – dominant<\/p>\n

6th tone – submediant<\/p>\n

7th tone – leading note<\/p>\n

8th tone – octave<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All the tones of the major scale are important, but the first tone of the major scale (aka – “tonic”) is of the greatest possible importance.<\/p>\n

Find out why this is so in the subsequent segment.<\/p>\n

Tonality<\/h2>\n

What is commonly called tonality or key<\/em> in music is the relationship of several notes to a central tone which is the tonic.<\/p>\n

Tonality is the musical process of making a particular note [which is the tonic of a given scale] the tonal center or key center and creating a relationship between this central tone and other six tones. There are two tonalities<\/a> – the major and the minor tonalities.<\/p>\n

In the C major scale:
\n
\n…where C:
\n
\n…is the tonic, tonality creates an environment where C (the tonic) can be a tonal center, key center or key. Consequently, other tones of the scale can have their respective scale degree relationship with this key (aka – “tonal center).<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, the key is simply a tonal environment<\/em> (or simply the environment that tones create) and one of the easiest ways to see all the notes in a key is through its major scale. Here’s what I mean…<\/p>\n

Using the C major scale:
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\n…you can see a tonal environment, consisting of seven tones – C, D, E, F, G, A, and B:
\n
\n…and governed by C:
\n
\n…the tonic (aka – “the key center.) This tonal environment is called the key of C major.<\/p>\n

If you’re familiar with the Eb major scale:
\n
\n…then you can see another tonal environment, consisting of seven tones – Eb, F, G, Ab, and Bb, C, and D:
\n
\n…and governed by Eb:
\n
\n…the tonic (aka – “the key center.) This tonal environment is called the key of Eb major.<\/p>\n

“The same thing is obtainable in minor tonal environments too…”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The G minor scale:
\n
\n…gives you an idea of a set of seven notes – G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, and F that belong to a minor tonal environment where G is the central tone.<\/p>\n

This tonal environment is called the key of G minor.<\/p>\n

There are twelve major keys and twelve minor keys – twenty and four keys in all and each tonal environment has its scale. However, we’ll limit our use of tonality in this lesson to the major key.<\/p>\n

Enhancing Tonality<\/h2>\n

The feeling of the tonality is incomplete without what we call the leading note-tonic relationship<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The tonic is perceived as the tonal center when there is a pull towards it. This pull towards the tonic is enhanced by the leading note – the seventh degree of the major scale. The seventh tone of the major scale is called the leading note because of its strong tendency to resolve to the tonic.<\/p>\n

The leading note-tonic relationship is melodic and harmonic in conception. Check it out…<\/p>\n

Melodic Resolution<\/h3>\n

In the key of C:
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\n…B:
\n
\n…is the leading note that resolves to C:
\n
\n…the tonic.<\/p>\n

Harmonic Resolution<\/h3>\n

The B half-diminished seventh chord:
\n
\n…is the leading note seventh chord that resolves to the C major triad:
\n
\n…the tonic triad.<\/p>\n

The leading note to tonic resolution<\/em> enhances the feeling of tonality by creating a pull to the tonic.<\/p>\n

“Please pay attention to the following melodic details that probably escaped your notice in the harmonic resolution of the leading note [seventh] chord”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

B, D, F, and A:
\n
\n…are the tones of the leading note chord while C, E, and G:
\n
\n…are the tones of the tonic chord.<\/p>\n

Here’s the melodic resolution for each of the tones of the leading note chord…<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

B:
\n
\n…resolves to C.
\n
\nD:
\n
\n…resolves to C:
\n<\/p>\n

F:
\n
\n…resolves to E:
\n
\nA:
\n
\n…resolves to G:
\n<\/p>\n

Here’s a narrower perspective to it…<\/p>\n

The 7th tone resolves upwards to the 1st tone<\/p>\n

The 2nd tone resolves downwards to the 1st tone<\/p>\n

The 4th tone resolves downwards to the 3rd tone<\/p>\n

The 6th tone resolves downwards to the 5th tone<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a nutshell, it is only the leading note that resolves upwards. Other tones of the leading note chord resolve upwards.<\/p>\n

Stable Tones vs Active Tones<\/h2>\n

The notes of the scale can be categorized into stable and active tones.<\/p>\n

Stable tones<\/strong> are the notes of the tonic triad (aka – “chord 1”.) They are said to be stable because when they are played in a key environment, they have a feeling of repose in the key they are played in.<\/p>\n

In the key of C major:
\n
\n…the stable tones are C, E, and G:
\n
\n…which are the first, third, and fifth tones in the C major scale.<\/p>\n

Active tones<\/strong> are the notes of the leading note seventh chord (aka – “chord 7”.) These tones are also known as tendency tones <\/em>because they have the tendency to resolve to stable tones when they are played in a key environment.<\/p>\n

In the key of C major:
\n
\n…the active tones are B, D, F, and A:
\n
\n…and these are the seventh, second, fourth, and sixth tones in the key of C.<\/p>\n

Let’s go through the C major scale step by step…<\/p>\n

The first tone – C:
\n
\n…a stable<\/strong> tone, followed by D:
\n
\n…an active<\/strong> tone, followed by E:
\n
\n…a stable<\/strong> tone, followed by F:
\n
\n…an active<\/strong> tone, followed by G:
\n
\n…a stable<\/strong> tone, followed by A:
\n
\n…an active<\/strong> tone, followed by B:
\n
\n…an active<\/strong> tone, and back to C:
\n
\n…a stable<\/strong> tone.<\/p>\n

Final Words<\/h2>\n

The stability or activity of a music note can really be felt in music composition. Composers of all ages have taken advantage of this to write memorable melodies.<\/p>\n

Let’s break down the first line of the tune Mary had a Little Lamb<\/em>…<\/p>\n

Ma<\/strong>:
\n
\n…here we have the third tone of the scale – stable tone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

…-ry<\/strong>:
\n
\n…we’re following up the previous stable tone with the second tone of the scale – an active tone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

…had<\/strong>:
\n
\nNow, another stable tone<\/strong> again after the active tone used previously.<\/p>\n

…a<\/strong>:
\n
\n…then back to another active tone<\/strong> again after the stable tone previously.<\/p>\n

…li<\/strong>:
\n
\n…then another stable tone<\/strong> again after the active tone used previously.<\/p>\n

…-ttle<\/strong>:
\n
\n…the same stable tone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

…lamb<\/strong>:
\n
\n…and the same stable tone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a tabular representation of the first line of that tune…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Lyrics<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ma<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

had<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

li-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ttle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

lamb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Tone<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

E<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

E<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

E<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

E<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Activity<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Active<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Active<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stable<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Did you see the relationship between stable and active tones in that tune? We’ll certainly learn more about activity and stability in another post.<\/p>\n

Until then!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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