{"id":18619,"date":"2018-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=18619"},"modified":"2024-10-05T06:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T14:14:35","slug":"ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Dr. Pokey: &#8220;What Is Tonal Music?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning about tonal music, then you are on the right page.<\/p>\n<p>We have quite a lot to cover in this blog and we&#8217;ll be getting started right away with a review on the concept of key. So, give me your undivided attention for the next 10 minutes or so.<\/p>\n<h2>A Quick Review On The Concept Of Key<\/h2>\n<p>A key [in music] can be likened to an environment created or established by eight tones.<\/p>\n<p>In every key, there&#8217;s a tonic &#8212; which is the most important tone in the key. The tonic is so important that the key derives its letter name from the tonic.<\/p>\n<p>Eight white notes on the keyboard from C to C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;can establish a key.<\/p>\n<p>The key below:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;has C as its tonic:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s described as the key of C.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the eight components of a key and their technical names:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The first tone is the <strong>tonic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second tone is the <strong>supert<\/strong><strong>onic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The third tone is the <strong>mediant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fourth tone is the <strong>subdominant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fifth tone is the <strong>dominant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sixth tone is the <strong>submediant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The seventh tone is the <strong>subtonic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The eighth tone is the <strong>octave<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Short Note On The Major And Minor Key<\/h3>\n<p>The establishment of a key creates either of these two environments:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>An environment that sounds bright, happy, etc<\/li>\n<li>An environment that sounds dark, sad, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The former [1] is described as the major key while the latter [2] is known as the minor key.<\/p>\n<p>Playing all the white notes on the keyboard from C to C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces C major scale (which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/these-are-traditional-scales-learn-how-to-play-them\">traditional scale<\/a> of the key of C major), while playing all the white notes from A to A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the A natural minor scale (which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/these-are-traditional-scales-learn-how-to-play-them\">traditional scale<\/a> in the key of A minor).<\/p>\n<p>Although the following keys are different:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of A minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They are related because they have identical components.<\/p>\n<p>The key of C major starts and ends on C while the key of A minor starts and ends on A. Both keys (C major and A minor) are known as relative keys and this is because of the relationship between them.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Parallel Major And Minor Keys&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Major and minor keys that have the same letter name are known as parallel minor keys. The key of C major and C minor are parallel keys.<\/p>\n<p>Check them out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of C minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The difference between the major key and the minor key can be seen a major key and its parallel minor key are considered side-by-side.<\/p>\n<h2>Tonal Music &#8212; <em>Defined<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Any piece of music that is related to a particular key is classified as tonal music.<\/p>\n<p>Tonal music started in the 17th century and its theory, melody, harmony, composition and orchestration techniques, etc., has governed music for the past 400 years or so.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at the various levels of tonal organization in tonal music.<\/p>\n<h3>Six Levels Of Tonal Organization<\/h3>\n<p>There are six levels of tonal organization:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Level 1 &#8212; Notes.<\/strong> Notes are on the first level of tonal organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 2 &#8212; Scales.<\/strong> Scales are on the second level of tonal organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 3 &#8212; Intervals.<\/strong> Intervals are on the third level of tonal organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 4 &#8212; Chords.<\/strong> Chords are on the fourth level of tonal organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 5 &#8212; Chord Progressions.<\/strong> Chord progressions are on the fifth level of tonal organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 6 &#8212; Songs.<\/strong> Songs are on the sixth level of tonal organization.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;Pay Attention To This&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tonal music begins with the establishment of a <strong>note<\/strong> [level 1] as a key, and the outline of the notes in the key produces the traditional <strong>scale <\/strong>[level 2] of that key (be it a major or minor key).<\/p>\n<p>Using the knowledge of scale tones in the key, <strong>intervals<\/strong> [level 3] can be formed when two notes are played or heard. Intervals (which are the building block of chords) can be used to form <strong>chords<\/strong> [level 4].<\/p>\n<p>The movement from one chord to another produces <strong>chord progressions<\/strong> [level 5] and <strong>songs<\/strong> [level 6] can be broken down into chord progressions.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Notes &gt; Scales &gt; Intervals &gt; Chords &gt; Chord Progressions &gt; Songs<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;Never forget this&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As long as a piece of music is written in a particular key, it is tonal music.<\/p>\n<p>Jazz, country, disco, reggae, salsa, bossa-nova, funk, gospel, rock, and other American popular music styles are all categorized as tonal music and this is because they are played on a particular key<\/p>\n<h2>The 12 Major And 12 Minor Keys<\/h2>\n<p>There are 12 notes on the keyboard:<\/p>\n<p>The use of alternated spellings like C#\/Db, D#\/Eb. etc., increases the number of possible spellings of these notes. However, this does not in any way change the fact that there are 12 notes.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Check This Out&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>B# and C are equal:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>B#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Bs,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and are considered to be tonal counterparts in tonal music.<\/p>\n<p>F# and Gb are equal:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>F#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Fs,,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nGb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gb,,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and are considered to be tonal counterparts in tonal music.<\/p>\n<p>When all tonal counterparts are categorized according to the pitch class they belong to, we&#8217;ll be left with 12 unique notes.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;2 Key Types x 12 Notes = 24 Keys&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>There are 2 key types and 12 unique notes and if you do the math, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/ask-dr-pokey-why-are-there-24-keys-in-music\">24 keys<\/a> in tonal music: 12 major keys and 12 minor keys.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Here Are The Major Keys&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Db major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,C,Db,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of D major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,E,Fs,G,A,B,Cs,D,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Eb major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,Eb,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of E major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,Fs,Gs,A,B,Cs,Ds,E,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of F major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,G,A,B,C,D,E,F,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Gb major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gb,Ab,Bb,Cb,Db,Eb,F,Gb,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of G major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,A,B,C,D,E,Fs,G,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Ab major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,G,Ab,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of A major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,B,Cs,D,E,Fs,Gs,A,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Bb major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,A,Bb,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of B major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,Cs,Ds,E,Fs,Gs,As,B,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Check Out The Minor Keys&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The key of C minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of C# minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Cs,Ds,E,Fs,Gs,A,B,Cs,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of D minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C,D,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Eb minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,Cb,Db,Eb,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of E minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,Fs,G,A,B,C,D,E,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of F minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of F# minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Fs,Gs,A,B,Cs,D,E,Fs,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of G minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,A,Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of G# minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Gs,As,B,Cs,Ds,E,Fs,Gs,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of A minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of Bb minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,Gb,Ab,Bb,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe key of B minor:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,Cs,D,E,Fs,G,A,B,&amp;color=999900&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>Tonal music is connected to science, history, art, religion, etc., and in subsequent lessons we&#8217;ll be looking at the scientific aspect of tonal music where we&#8217;ll have a deeper insight on the equivalence of tones, temperament, tuning, etc.<\/p>\n<p>See you then!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,416,9],"tags":[2312,2313,2311,2684,2685,17,2308,290,790,2328,2720,2719],"class_list":["post-18619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beginners","category-experienced-players","category-piano","tag-12-major-keys","tag-12-minor-keys","tag-24-keys","tag-24-keys-in-music","tag-24-music-keys","tag-basic-songs","tag-key","tag-key-center","tag-major-key","tag-minor-key","tag-tonal-center","tag-tonal-music","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ask Dr. Pokey: &quot;What Is Tonal Music?&quot; - Hear and Play Music Learning Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ask Dr. Pokey: \u201cWhat Is Tonal Music?\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hear and Play Music Learning Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-03T08:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-05T14:14:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ask-Dr.-Pokey-What-Is-Tonal-Music.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chuku Onyemachi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dollarphotoclub_51052835.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chuku Onyemachi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chuku Onyemachi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7e6d55b45f437c27bc2d4581247f9cbe\"},\"headline\":\"Ask Dr. Pokey: &#8220;What Is Tonal Music?&#8221;\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-03T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-05T14:14:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1069,\"commentCount\":8,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"12 major keys\",\"12 minor keys\",\"24 keys\",\"24 keys in music\",\"24 music keys\",\"basic songs\",\"key\",\"key center\",\"major key\",\"minor key\",\"tonal center\",\"tonal music\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Beginners\",\"Experienced players\",\"Piano\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ask Dr. Pokey: \\\"What Is Tonal Music?\\\" - Hear and Play Music Learning Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-03T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-05T14:14:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ask Dr. Pokey: &#8220;What Is Tonal Music?&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hear and Play Music Learning Center\",\"description\":\"Tips, tricks, advice, articles, and music lessons about playing by ear from musician extraordinaire and online teacher, Jermaine Griggs.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hear and Play Music Learning Center\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/hp-logo-blk-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/hp-logo-blk-1.png\",\"width\":3189,\"height\":789,\"caption\":\"Hear and Play Music Learning Center\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7e6d55b45f437c27bc2d4581247f9cbe\",\"name\":\"Chuku Onyemachi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/605a403a190fa18ea865a5801bece94a303cccd7af12d81dcaba2a492168cc92?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/605a403a190fa18ea865a5801bece94a303cccd7af12d81dcaba2a492168cc92?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/605a403a190fa18ea865a5801bece94a303cccd7af12d81dcaba2a492168cc92?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chuku Onyemachi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.hearandplay.com\\\/main\\\/author\\\/onye\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\\\/author\\\/onye\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ask Dr. Pokey: \"What Is Tonal Music?\" - Hear and Play Music Learning Center","description":"This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ask Dr. Pokey: \u201cWhat Is Tonal Music?\u201d","og_description":"This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.","og_url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/","og_site_name":"Hear and Play Music Learning Center","article_published_time":"2018-12-03T08:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-10-05T14:14:35+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ask-Dr.-Pokey-What-Is-Tonal-Music.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Chuku Onyemachi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dollarphotoclub_51052835.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chuku Onyemachi","Est. reading time":"11 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/"},"author":{"name":"Chuku Onyemachi","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7e6d55b45f437c27bc2d4581247f9cbe"},"headline":"Ask Dr. Pokey: &#8220;What Is Tonal Music?&#8221;","datePublished":"2018-12-03T08:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-05T14:14:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/"},"wordCount":1069,"commentCount":8,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg","keywords":["12 major keys","12 minor keys","24 keys","24 keys in music","24 music keys","basic songs","key","key center","major key","minor key","tonal center","tonal music"],"articleSection":["Beginners","Experienced players","Piano"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/","url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/","name":"Ask Dr. Pokey: \"What Is Tonal Music?\" - Hear and Play Music Learning Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg","datePublished":"2018-12-03T08:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-05T14:14:35+00:00","description":"This introductory lesson on tonal music will show you step-by-step what the concept of key and tonality is all about.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/What-Is-Tonal-Music.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ask Dr. Pokey: &#8220;What Is Tonal Music?&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/","name":"Hear and Play Music Learning Center","description":"Tips, tricks, advice, articles, and music lessons about playing by ear from musician extraordinaire and online teacher, Jermaine Griggs.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#organization","name":"Hear and Play Music Learning Center","url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hp-logo-blk-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hp-logo-blk-1.png","width":3189,"height":789,"caption":"Hear and Play Music Learning Center"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7e6d55b45f437c27bc2d4581247f9cbe","name":"Chuku Onyemachi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/605a403a190fa18ea865a5801bece94a303cccd7af12d81dcaba2a492168cc92?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/605a403a190fa18ea865a5801bece94a303cccd7af12d81dcaba2a492168cc92?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/605a403a190fa18ea865a5801bece94a303cccd7af12d81dcaba2a492168cc92?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chuku Onyemachi"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/author\/onye"],"url":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/author\/onye\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}