TONE
THINKING
EAR
JESTING
TONE
THINKING
AND
EAR TESTING
A
work
that directsthe
student
inhelping himself
todevelop
discriminative
hearing
from
the
simplest
beginning
to difficultmodu-lations
and
chromatic
harmonies
by
CAROLYN ALDEN
ALCHIN
Authorof "APPLIED
HARMONY"
PRICE $2.00
Publishedby
C.
A.ALCHIN
1227SOUTH
HOOVER
STREET
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ANGELES
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Copyright, 1919, byCarolynA. Alchin.
Music
PREFACE.
Music isthe union of toneand rhythm,soitnaturallyfollows
that the study of music should begin with the training of the
Ear
andFeeling.Thinkingin terms of sound isa pre-requisite for sight-sing-ing and all truly creative work,
and
as the study ofHarmony
and Counterpoint should be the study of tonal and rhythmic
relations, Tone-Thinking and Ear-Training should precede or
accompany
the study of thosesubjects.Every
advance in music education rendersmore
clear theadvantage
and
the necessity of understanding theNATURE
OF
Music, hence the need anddemand
for ear training of a highorder,
work
which includes somethingmore
thanmere
pitchof sounds.
Another advantage of value is the habit ofobservation that iscultivated. In time, one finds his
power
of attention always on the alert; notby
conscious effort, butby
habit.The
per-ceptive facultiesare always onduty.As
rhythm
is the most elementary factor of music, and asthere isno music without rhythm, the first
command
should be,feel
and
hear rhythm, and the second and third are like unto it.Rhythm
includesthegrouping of tonesin abeat: beatsin ameasure or bar: the grouping of measures or bars into sections and phrases, followed
by
the longer phrases that are equivalent to line or verse in poetry; and the grouping of lines or verses into stanzas.The
increased lengthsareintroduced asthe abilityto think and hearincreases.
Much
ofthe spirit ofa compositiondepends
upon
the rhythm.The
expression of ideas is impossible except through form.Thinking and hearingin phrasesisasnecessaryfor appreciation, interpretation and composition, as form is to a picture, or the grouping of wordstogetherfor the expression of ideas.
Since melody is intoned rhythm, it merits the next
con-sideration. Absolute pitch is unnecessary, but relative pitch is
most important if one expects to feel and hear the quality of
toue resulting from key-relationship.
If the real beauty of the tone world is not a sealed book,
one should hear the nature ofthematerial ofmusic, not onlythat
arising fromkey-relationship,but theharmonic relations andthe relation of both to rhythmic accents.
As
every ray of light includesall color, so every tone includes the harmonic prism.A
studyof overtonesas illustrated in
modern
musicwill illuminatethis fact.
Much
isbeing said and written aboutself-expression.How
is one to express himself if he has
no
feeling for, orunder-standing of the material that he is using?
We
cannot expressourselves in a language that
we
do
not understand, sowhy
expect todo it in music?
Do
thecolor blind attempt to paint?It is really pathetic to see students of
harmony
toil overtheir
work which
they neither hear or think, trying towriteacceptablywith noidea of tonal or rhythmic relations, trying to
create with
what
to them, islifelessmaterial.Those
deficient in thepower
to think music resort to ar-bitrary rules, and as rules apply to specific cases only, theyare valueless as ameans
for development of the music sense,ex-cepting asthepupil deduces
them
fromhisown
experience. Inthe examinations of so-called advanced students, only a small
proportion
show any
signsof real musicianship.Why?
There are teachers of technic
and
teachers of music.The
latter should so direct thework
of the pupil that hearingand
feeling are unavoidable.
To
listen well and profitably in theway
of appreciation, one'sknowledge
of and feelingfor tonaland
rhythmic relationsshould be so complete that it is a part of one's self.One
should unconsciouslyhearas the discriminating artist sees shadesand
effects of color. Training should becontinued until the beauty of a great
work
can be appreciatedwithout being marred
by any
detail orfactor.In this
work
the author has provided self-help with everylesson. First, because effort
means
life.One
neverassimilates until hemakes
independent effortand
application. Second,because no teacher has the time for all that should be done.
Forthe averagestudent,the cultivation ofdiscriminative hearing
is a matter of years, requiring persistent, well-directed effort.
The
necessity of dictationmakes
theteacher'shelpindispensable,but apupil should be required to studyand preparelessons as in
other branchesof music education.
The
material has been introducedprogressively, and in eachcase related to all of the preceding materialin various ways, the
requirements increasing in difficulty as the.
power
andunder-standing of the student increases.
Harmonies
are introducedbefore the melodies
upon
which they are based, because it iseasier
and
better pedagogy to first perceive synthetically, thenfollowwith the analytical hearing ofthe parts.
Much
emphasishasbeen placed on the various relationships, because
upon
thatdepends the
power
to anticipateand think in larger units.Small children
may
not be able todo
allof thehome
work,but if properly presented and with but one
new
fact in a lesson,they will do everything but play
some
of themore
difficultexamples. Because a thing never has been done, is no reason
why
it could not or should not be tried. Successful teacherscontinually set higher standards forthemselves.
CAROLYN
ALDEN
ALCHIN.
CHAPTER
I. 1. Musicis theunion oftoneand
rhythm.As
it appealsto theearandfeeling, the first step instudyingit should be training the ear to discriminate between sounds
and
rhythms.
2. Since there is
no
music without rhythm, beginby
firstobserving the regularity of beat or pulse, then the regularity of
strong and
weak
beats.Some
students feel the former only.In that case, they should listen to music with strongly defined and
marked rhythms
until they not only feel the beat, but themeasure; that is, strong, weak,strong,
weak
(two-pulse measure);or strong, weak,
weak
(three-pulse measure).The
harmoniesaccentuate the rhythm, so it is easier for the student to hear
the accents than in a single part.
Use
onlytwo
or three-pulsemeasure in the beginning:
Ex.l.<
Direct attention to and exaggerate the feeling of progress
from the
weak
pulse tothestrong, lettingthe voiceconnect"two-one," or "three-one" as though the
weak
and following strong were inseparable.4. Clap the hands or
make
any movement
that will helpto acquire a physical sense of rhythmic accents.
The
writeruses the followingmovements, suggested
by
the Dalcroze system:For the strong pulse, drop the hands at the sides, letting the
weight fall from the shoulder. This is valuable for any one
who
needs practice in relaxation, and especially so for pianists.a.
For
theweak
pulse, raise the hands above the head.As
one should feel that theweak
pulse progresses to the strong,this
movement
isvery significant.b. For a three-pulse measure, the arms
may
IDC raised toa horizontal position on the second pulse, then to the perpendicu-lar position, a position always used for the weakest pulse of ameasure, or bar, as
some
prefer to call it.5.
When
one can hear and feel the measure andmake
thearm movements
with precision, the followingmay
be used foreartests, the student
naming
the measure, two or three-pulse:Ex.4.
-0-0-U4J
JIJJ4
-0-0-a. These should be expressed
by
physical movements, alsowritten on the blackboard
by
the students.As
they shouldbe written in perfect time, there should be no attempt to
make
round note-heads.
A
small stroke is sufficient, and forthe halfnotes a second stroke above the first which will be complete
when
thestemsare added, this too beingdone in perfect time. Hearingthesewithouta changeofpitch directs theattention totheone purpose ofthelesson, therhythm.
6.
When
the student writeswhat
has been heard, hemay
be told that the bars are placed to locate the accented notes.
Be
sure that the grouping within the bars is felt, also theirrelation tothe followingaccent. Isolated measures should never
be considered.
7.
The
sense ofrhythm
ismore
rapidly developedby
theuse of the divided beat.
For
the very young, or those lackingin rhythmic feeling,the divided beat
may
be illustratedby
words oftwo
ormore
syllables, alsoby
playing or singingtwo
orme/renotes while the studentsings one. For example:
Ex.6. J J r
cr
j j rcr
j jrccrr
j j jJ
r
j j r r r j j j r r rr
8.
Employing
syllabic accentuation corresponding to therhythmical, care should be taken that one does not depend
upon
that indefinitely, and so fail to develop a keen sense of
rhythm
from the music itself.a.
The
writer has a strong objection to the use of theword "and"
in counting, as it takes toomuch
time and stress. Tu'onotes inonepulse shouldbe heardand
felt as a unit, or a two syllable word, nottwodistinctwords.TRY
THIS:To
the count, add a light, unaccented syllablesuch as "ly"; counting,
one-ly, two-ly, etc.; and for the triplets, one-a-ly, two-a-ly, etc.
Whatever
is used should be somethingCHAPTER
II.OVERTONES,
TONE
RELATIONS,
KEY,
BIRD
NOTES
AND OTHER
DICTATION
EXERCISES.9. In
rhythm
we
have time relation. Nature gives usspace relationin theovertones,
some
ofwhich
arehere given:Ex.6.
3rd- 7th- 9th.
Root.
.
As
seen in the foregoing, after the octave occurs thefifth,which
isfollowedby
theharmonicrootor generatorabove. Afteryears of teaching
and
observation, the writer isconvinced thatthe order of presenting material according to Nature's Plan is
not only the most scientific and logical, but it is
by
far theeasiest
way
and brings infinitely betterresults.10. Sight-singing
and
tone-thinking are factors of eartrain-ing. Sight-singing associatesthesound withthe symbol,
and
ifone can think the sound of a tone or interval, he isquite likely
torecognize it
when
given in dictation.11.
THE
FIRST
STEP
INTONE-THINKING
isTO ESTABLISH
THE
MEASURE,
PREFERABLY
THREE-
PULSE, ASTHAT
isEASIER
THAN
TwO-PULSE.
12. Next, play and count
two
measures as at Ex. 7,exaggerating the accents, then sing
some
tone higheron
thenext accented pulse.
No
pitch should be takenon
the piano,but the student should sing just
what
seemsto"go
itself."Ex.7.
Sing.
a.
One who
feels therhythm
will sing either the fifth orthe octave above. Should it be the octave, singanoctave both
above and below
any
pitch that is possible for the voice,and
after singing, test the accuracy
by
playing it.For
example,6
15. Seconds are said to be large, when, as theyappear on
the keyboard, there is a tone between them.
For
example,F|
lies between
F
and G, so the interval fromF
toG
is a largesecond, and from either to
F$
isasmall second.16.
The
octave that includestwo
small seconds as in theforegoing examples is said to be
PURE.
The
termPERFECT
is also applied. Fifths and fourths including one small second
are said to be
PURE
orPERFECT.
For eye training, write thepattern at
Ex.
n
in several keys, singing andnaming
whilewriting:
2o. Beginning with any pitch that is easy, take a tone as
Tonic,
nd
sing theDominant
below, returning to the Tonic onthe accentas in Ex. 14:
b
One
can use scalenumbers
or syllables, according to preference.21. Beginning with the
weak
pulse, take a given tone as Sol thescale-fifth andsing the Tonic above, asat Ex. 14, b.EMPLOY AT LEAST
Two
ACCENTS,
NEVER
LESS.MORE
ARE
BETTER.
An
inexperienced student should beshown
how
to find theintervals on the keyboard so that they can be played correctly
from the first.
22.
The
syllablename
of the tone located a third above theroot is Mi, and as both of the steps from Tonic are large, it is
said to be alargethird.
Sing and write Ex. 15 in several keys, doing it in perfect time:
Ex.15.
P
m
23. Sing Ex. 16
and
supplytwo
tones for the vacant8
Forindividual
work
orself-help,sing the tonesconsecutively,takingwiththe piano afterwards and holding until one hears the
voice part as a
component
of the whole.25.
A
THREE-TONED CHORD
isCALLED A
TRIAD.
Com-prised ofa large third
and
pure fifth, it is said to be aMAJOR
TRIAD.
Observing the structure of amajor triad,
what
are the stepsor seconds
from
third to fifth?With
one small second, thein-terval issaid tobea small third*
26.
With
the different positions of atriad, as at Ex. 17, one sees that it is either a combination of thirds, or a thirdand
a fourth. Sincetwo
of the three positionsinclude afourth,by
allmeans
learn tothink and hearthem, beginning with the different chord degreesand notalways theroot.A
fact toremember
is, thatin atriad, the intervalof a fourthisalways
from
chord-fifthup
to root.27. In taking the intervals from dictation, one
means
ofidentifying or distinguishing the fourth from the fifth is the
effort to place achord degree within the
two
notes forming theinterval. It is easy tosing a chord degree within afifth,
much
lessso within afourth, especially at this stage of the work.
28.
What
is the interval from fifth up to third? Sixthsthat include butone smallsecondaresaidtobe large.
29.
What
is the interval from thirdup
to root?A
sixth including two smallseconds issaidtobesmall.30.
With
either piano or voices, holdtwo
tonesofa
chordand
sing the third one.For
example, a third should be addedto the fifth in thefirst measure of
Ex.
18,and
both aboveand
below thefourth inthe secondmeasure:
Ex.18.
31. Beginning with chord-third
and
finding the fifthand
root above is
much
more
difficult than beginning with otherchord degrees. It is
made
more
easyby
establishing rhythmicprogresslike thefollowing:
*The writer uses the term large andsmallin preferencetomajor and
minor because they convey a better idea of distance or size, just as
diminished isusedtodistinguishsomething smaller,andaugmented some-thing larger. Theorists who use theseterms have averygood reason for
Ex.19.
Do
this, beginning ondifferent degrees of pitch.32.
Although
they are incomplete, aswe
understandmel-odies, the following bird notes are well worth using. If,
incidentally, one is led to a larger interest in birds, the little
songswillserve adouble purpose.
When
the exercises are given for dictation, the student shouldFirst, tell the rhythm.
Second, sing with a neutral syllable to
show
that the melody hasbeen correctly retained.Third,
name
itby
scalenumbers
orSol-fege syllables.Fourth, write it inperfect time.
Having made
the note-heads in time, put onthe stemsin thesame
way, and lastly, thebars, just asthe accent occurs. Dots, flags, etc.,may
be added afterwards.Summarizing
the order ofwork:
FEEL,
SING,
NAME,
WRITE,
and a child should playthem
if he isdoingwork
at the keyboard.Ex.20. 1
BIRD
SONGS.
2 3^=S=:^^:
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:=*=:^j=*=;
F=f=-n
pirrr^
ri
~HLJ|
^
g--r
^^^
s=t 10 11 1210
The
nextnumber
includesa dotted-eighth and sixteenth,thelatter almost seeming toslip in between the beats. If onecares
to apply a syllable to it, use the vowel a, saying "two-acne";
and in No. 17, "one-a two-ly", etc.
13 8va. 14 15 J"1
HI*
IIJx
J * J ' I J-' 16 17 8va. 18 ,.,H'sf
.,,,,
iiEa"*
S
^:
19 20 22 23 2433
CHAPTER
III.TONAL
RELATIONS CONTINUED:
MINOR
MODE
OF KEY.
CADENCE.
SCALE-SECOND
INMELODIC
AND HARMONIC
RELATIONS.
33.
As
a result of relation to the tone-center, every tone in key possesses either thequality of progression or repose.Sing-ing the patterns at
Ex.
21 and noting the character of eachscaledegree, one hears and feels that
Do
and Mi, scale i and 3, are tones of repose, and the remaining ones, tones of actionpro-gressing to the repose tones, such
movement
being called theresolution.
Ex.21.
IPS!
t-0-Notice that Re, scale-second,
moves
both ways.Which
isthe stronger tone of repose,
Do
or Mi?a. Sol, scale-fifth has a synthetic quality, combining with
both progressionandrepose tonesin harmonic relation.
Melodic-ally, it isa tone of action resolving on the Tonic. Occurringat
theclose ofamelody,or in contrast to preceding tones of action,
Sol has the qualityof repose, Ex. 21, b.
34. Before doing detail
work
with all of thekey
material,it iswell to useSol, theDominant,asa distinct progression tone
in melody, as in
Ex.
24.The
law of contrast compels one to hear a change of qualityin successive measures, especially between the last two, or the
last
two
pulses ofa melody.35.
A
change of melodic quality (progression or repose)means
a change ofharmony.EVERY MELODY
SHOULD HAVE AT
LEAST
Two
MEASURE
ACCENTS AND AT
LEAST
Two
DIFFERENT
HARMONIES.
36.
SECTION
isa term applied to the rhythmic group next larger than a bar or measure.*A
sectionmay
betwo
barsor three, not more.
At
Ex. 22 each pattern consists oftwo
*Asthereisnouniversally acceptedterminologyformuchof theoretical
work, the writer has employed that which seems themost significant and
comprehensive.
12
sections.
Number
i of Ex. 24isa three-bar section. In groupsof four or
more
bars, rhythmic balanceorproportion is maintainedby having
an
equalnumber
ofaccents in eachsection.a. In learning to hear in sections, the ear
must
havedistinguishing points or places torest, so it is well tochange the
rhythm, or repeat a distinct pattern, as atEx. 22:
Ex.22.
b. In the beginning, the harmonic contrast should be
associated with rhythmic accents, then one learns to anticipate
the changes of
harmony
on the accented beats of the measure andsection.c. Ina three-measure phrase, the contrast
must
necessarilyfall on the second measure. In a four-measure melody, the
contrasting quality
may
fallon thesecond or third measure, butthe beginning of the third measure
which
is also the section accent, should be progression quality, in contrast to the close,which
would naturally be the tonic quality. SeeEx.
24and
others.
37.
PHRASE
is a term applied to a group oftwo
ormore
bars or measures
marked
by
a pause that is equivalent to apunctuation
mark
in literature.As
a phrase refers to thecon-tent, it
may
beindicatedby
acomma,
interrogation point, period,etc. Likesentences in language, aphrase
may
belong orshort,the length depending
upon
the harmony, while the section isonly a
rhymthmic
grouping of twos or threes, like pulses in ameasure.
Ex.
23 containstwo
sections, but one phrase.38. The close of
a
phrase is calleda CADENCE.
When
theTonic falls
on
the last of a rhythmic group, the close is inthe nature ofa period or completion ofasentence.
a.
When
a progression tone fallson
the lastofa rhythmicgroup, as it frequently does in melodiesof
more
than fourbars,theclose isin the nature of an interrogation, soit
may
properlybe called a "Rising Cadence."
39. In
Ex.
23, the repose tones falling on theweak
pulsesand the
weak
measure of the phrase giveno
senseof pause, sothere is no cadence until the last measure,
when
theTonicandthe strong rhythmicaccent occurtogether:
13
Rhythmically, the
weak
pulsesdemand
the strong: Harmonically,theprogression tonesseek equilibrium.
When
the twooccur simul-taneously, there isa cadence,and
thephraseiscomplete.
a.
FORM
is outlined or given shapeby
the cadences, sohear everything asleading to
some
kind ofcadence.The
teacher will observe that in the first tone-thinkingrequired, andthefirst dictation work, the stronger tonesfall on
theaccented pulses.
The
patterns ofEx.
24 are so written that the progressiontone, Sol, fallson both progressionbeats and measures.
40. Using the material of
Ex.
24,first tap the measure andtime values, one
hand marking
the former, and the otherhand
the latter.
For
example, No. 2 should be tapped as indicated in the following: Right hand: j Lefthand: f J r rJ
J r r rj
r rReverse the operation, letting the right
hand
tap the pulses and the left the time values.a. Sing the melodies, and if the Tonic and
Dominant
harmoniescan be played with them, somuch
the better, as thataccentuates the harmonic quality of each measure. The melody
should not beplayed, but only the harmonies on
which
they are based. Sight-singing means tone-thinking,and
tone-thinkingprecedesorgreatly assistsdiscriminative hearing.
b.
The
better one feels the harmonic regulation of amelody, the
more
sure one isof pitch.With
the simple melodiestaken at a lively tempo,
many
have but oneharmony
to ameasure.
Many
ofthem
have been so written, because thatenables a student to think the measure as a unit, and not note
by
note which is fatal to sight-singing, ear-training, or theharmonization of melodiesat sight.
41.
Taking
the melodies from dictation, the student shouldfirst
name
the measure (two or three-pulse): second, state theharmonic quality ofeach measure,progression or reposeorTonic,
Dominant, etc., if one happens tobe familiar with the technical
names
of the harmonies employed: third, sing the melody with a neutral syllable to prove that the tune has been retained; thenname
by syllable or scalenumber
and write in perfect time as directed in paragraph 32.14 Ex.24. 1
f=T
&^
^^i
f
ru
f^-c
i fe J ii j ig42. Introducing the dotted-quarternote,compare the length
with quarter notes
by
tapping the beatof the measure with onehand
and the time values with the other, as in the precedinglessons. If one is
weak
in rhythm, this should be done with eachexample
beforeit is sung.Ex.25. 1 2
m
v^r
^j.^iJ-J-jir;iJ.ii^''jir-^jijpa
i
^*
la 10
11 12
h 1
16
45-
ANACRUSIS
is the technicalname
applied to the frac-tional part of bar or measure at the beginning of a phrase.The
anacrusis throwsmore
weight on the first accent than itwould
otherwise have,soa tonemay
beemphasized by beginninga phrase with an anacrusis:
IJ
As
shown
in Ex. 21,when
moving
directly to resolution,Re, scale-2nd
may
resolveon theTonic or thescale-3rd.46.
Taking
the following exercises from dictation, observetheclosingtone
and
how
it is approached from above or'below. If one isvery slow in retaining the melodies, follow thedirectionof the melodic
movement
with chalk or pencil, then,remem-bering
what
is above or below thecadence tones,onemust
surelyrecognizedefinitely.
Observe especially the harmonic character of the second
measures, which, in a four-bar
melody
may
be either Tonic orDominant.
By
listening for the measure and section quality,one acquires the habit of thinking
and
hearing in larger units,an absolute necessity for correct phrasing, breathing, and
in-telligent
work
in harmony.Ex.28.
123
4m
a ttFT^?
10 L "5 .17 13 14
m
JIJ.
II JJUU
15 16ru
17 18 19 rfc 20 P |~ f2P
m <3^
21 22 -r^
^r=Ff
23 24Jir
25 26e
27 28 29 30'V
*-18 31 32 .
-0-V^
4-33 34E!
ESS
=*=L
47. Returning to the triplet again, tap the rhythm,
and
proceed as before:
g?J|J
JT>|J
J^T^~r^
=
H?^
ri lrr!^~l^fl"
1019
48. Drilling on the dotted-eighth and sixteenth, observe the imitationor repetition of eithermelodic or rhythmic figures.
Mark
the groups as A, B, etc.For
example, Nos. 2 and 3 areA
+
A, rhythmically, and No. 4 isA
+
B.Do
this beforetryingto write the melodiesfrom dictation:
-*
K^
^ J ! i * 0~\
-I h-^
p-<* i j 3
0-)T.
[.il; I'-*
^
b^fr^r^Tr-^i?^^
m
&"
;or*"A
TT s:20
49- In the minor
mode
of a scale or chord, the third issmall.
The
scale syllable is Me, pronounced"May".
Sing Do,Re, Me, npt La, Ti, Do, or 1-2-3, n t6-7-8.
Ex.
21
Si
10 r c/ 11 12g
Tl ' b \j^
13 14 15 fcrft f: 16fUJjU-uJfir
J22 17 I
y
1= J ^ J f: 18 19i
=:r=M:
2
t3-a: 20 u23
52. Sing the degrees of a minor triad, holding each with
the piano, orif in class, with other voices until theentire chord
is heard. The tones should not be played for the student,
who
shouldbeableto think them withoutaid. Ifone isstudyingalone,
the pitch
may
be testedby
the instrument.It iswell to alternate the major and minor mode, changing
Me
toMi
if thesyllables are used.Ex.34.
CHAPTER
IV.SCALE-SEVENTH
INMELODIC AND
HARMONIC
RELATION.
AUTHENTIC
CADENCE.
CHORD
INVERSIONS.53.
Every
tone generates a pure fifthand
large third, sothe next tone to be considered after the Dominant-fifth is its
third, the scale-seventh. This tone should not be given to the
student, but let
him
find it ifpossible, by singing the following
pattern or something similar, supplying a tone for the pulse
between
D
andA:
Ex.36.
-0-r
Solution.
Ifone should not sing Ti, scale-yth, play it as given in the
solution.
When
it is found, observe its scale relation to theTonic, alsoitschord relation to the Dominant.
54.
They
who
use the syllablenames
are less likely to beconfused with the scale and chord
numbers which
are not thesame, excepting in theTonic harmony.
Whatever
thenames
ormeans
employed to keep thescaleand chordnumbers
distinct, itmustbedone.
The
lack of thisknowledge isa great handicap inthe study of harmony. If necessary to drill
on
it, sing bothrelations.
For
example, Ti, chord-three toDo
will go; Re,chord-five to
Do
and Mi. Using the scale numbers, scale-yth chord-third: scale-2nd chord-fifth. Playing the harmonies,Tonic and Dominant, with the various degrees, helps vastly in
acquiring thefeeling forharmonic quality.
55.
What
is the intervalfrom
Do
down
to Ti?Moving
directly to resolution,
what
does Tidemand?
What
other tonesdemand
Do?
56.
Employing
the three tones in chord relation,we
havethe
Dominant harmony which
the teacherand
more
experiencedstudenthas used in the preceding lessons.
57. In class work, all sing a given Tonic,
and
differentones the three tones of the
Dominant
triad, closing with theTonicas at Ex. 36, a; thenwith the variousresolutions as given
in thisexample:
58. This relation of the
Dominant harmony
followed bythe Tonic iscalled the
AUTHENTIC
CADENCE.
Play the different positions of the cadence in both modes,
both open andclose position.
Indoing individualwork>playtwo tonesofthechord
and
singthe other.
59.
The
chords of akey
are designatedby
Roman
nu-merals that correspond to the scale degree of the root. Inthe
minor
mode
theyare smaller and with dots above:Ex.37. r\
For
home
work, these patterns taken from dictation shouldbe expressed in music notation and the full triad written as in
Ex.
37.The
work
shouldbe brought toclass forcorrection.61. Sing the followingexercises inboth modes, after
which
they should be written fromdictation:
Ex.38.
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3.fe
3
"U
'f J i* J IJ J J|J
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~^|.
j ,[p^z
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dt
34 35^s
36 37 3828 40
^
47 3 3 45 46 , u,Ex.39. 1
Forself-help, play the chordsand
mark
the degrees of boththe outside parts.
By
all means, transpose every pattern into severalkeys. This is one of the very bestmeans
of eartraining aswell ashand
training, and should bedone persistently. Thisshould beoneof the important tests required
by
the teacher.64. In taking from dictation, the student
may
only beabletorecognize the harmoniesand write the
Roman
numeralsatthefirst hearing; and it
may
be necessary to have the patternre-peated
when
taking the outside parts. Eventually, all should berecognized atone hearing.
Reversing the process of the preceding lesson, write the
Roman
numerals that indicate the harmonies played, then thetwo
outside parts in staff notation. Nos. i and 2 of Ex. 39would
appear like this:30
For
home
work, the chords should be completed, thein-versions indicated, also the chorddegreeofthe upper parts.
66.
When
the chord-5th occurs in the bass, the chord issaid to bein the secondinversion,
which
isindicatedby
the figure 5 belowtheRoman
numeral.In this inversion of a triad,the bass noteisusually doubled.
I
and
V
are of similar quality, the former possessingmore
5
ofthe
Dominant
quality than ofthe Tonic. If onehas difficultyin distinguishing them,
remember
that I is followedby
aDomi-5
nant, almost invariably, while
V
demands
the Tonic only.67.
When
the Authentic Cadence closes with the rootposi-tion of both
V
and I, it is said to be "Perfect." Otherwise, itis "Imperfect" and less final in effect. Because of the
pro-gression quality, the second inversion of the Tonic (I) is not
usedfor thelastchordofa cadence.
68. Play the following in both
modes
andmark
thein-versions beforetheyare writtenfromdictation:
Ex.41. 1 J
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~^ ' i r70. Sing the following and
mark
the sections or phrases,A, B, C, etc., after
which
theymay
bewritten from dictation: Ex.42. 1i
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m
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33
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36
74-
What
is the interval from Sol, scale-5thup
toscale-7th?
What
other large third has been sung?What
is theinterval from Sol
down
to Ti?What
other small sixth has been sung?Add
to these as in the preceding example, thinking thetonesas indicated:
13 14
76.
What
is the distance from the scale-seventhup
to thesmall third?
How
many
small seconds are included?An
intervalthatissmallerthanpureor smallis said to be DIMINISHED, so this
isa diminishedfourth. It occurs in theminorscale only,
and
in thisoneplace, unless
made
soby chromaticalteration.FOR
SELF-HELP,
SINGTHE
INTERVAL
INDIFFERENT
KEYS,
testing the pitch with an instrument.77.
What
is the distance from the small scale-3rd, Me,up
to large scale-7th?
How
many
large seconds are included?An
interval larger than pure or large is saidto beAUGMENTED,
so thisisan
augmentedfifth.Diatonically, it occurs
nowhere
else in scale.The
tendency of anaugmented
interval isto diverge, so there aretwo
reasonswhy
this particular seventh should resolve on the Tonic andmove
contrary tothe principal givenin paragraph 72. Both thenature of Ti, scale-7th and the
augmented
intervaldemand
thisresolution.
Singingconsecutive large thirdsis difficult for most people,
but it is
much
easier if one thinks it in key where it actually occurs.Ex.47.
fe^iMf^^^a^teSEH
Sp=g
78.
The
triad built on the small scale-3rd isknown
as anaugmented
triad because of theaugmented
fifth which itcon-tains; a, Ex. 48.
Name
the different types of triads from dictation, or indicate in writing by the signs,+,
, /, for38 Ex.48. a
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3^
79.
From
dictation,name
the types of sixths of Ex. 49,then sing a tone
which
will complete the triad,making
threedistinct types asat a:
Ex.49.
A>
One
can do this without the aid of a teacherby
testing atthe piano.
Write the root letter under each, using capitals for the majorchords, small letters for the minor, and the acute sign for
theaugmented.
80. In the following examples,
G
is used as root, thirdand fifth of both major and minor triads. For
home
work,do
this inmany
keys, keeping the given tone in each of thethreeparts as
shown
in the copy. For training in tone-thinking,
sing the tones that are to be added before playing them. For
an ear test, this should be played in class.
x.60.
i
39
8i.
Taking
two-partwork
from dictation ismore
difficultthan three or four-part.
Knowing
that the low partmust
closewith the root or third, listen for the direction of the approach.
Knowing
what
resolves on the Tonic from eitherside, listen forwhat must
be; alsothesame
way
forthe approach to the third.For self-help,sing one part while playing the other, testing as usual:
Ex.61. 1
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J
36 37 38 39 I 40^
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43 3^p
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CHAPTER
V.SCALE-FOURTH:
DOMINANT
SEVENTH.
82. Play the harmonic series of Ex. 52 and sing a tone
higher:
Ex.62.
&
Few
there arewho
will not sing F, a small seventh aboveroot, and
when
placed in scale relation, the fourth of the scale.83.
From
Ex. 21, one hears that Fa, scale-4th,demands
orresolves on the scale-3rd.
What
kind of a second is it?What
othersmall seconds have
you
heard?The
small seconds are the intervals that determine ascale,and they
may
be recognizedby
the melodic direction inwhich
they
move
to cadence.84.
What
typeof fourth isthe interval from Tonic toscale-4th? Sing and resolve the fourthsthat have been considered in
the preceding lessons.
85. Place thescale-4th inmelodicrelationwiththe preceding
scale degrees something like the following, and transpose tc
different keys and modes:
Some
successful teachers think it an excellent practice tosing from the scale
numbers
instead of the notes on the staff, atleasta part ofthe time.
It is good practice in tone-thinking, because one has no aid from the staff positions. It is sometimes convenient, especially at a concert,
when
a passage might not beremembered.42
86. Writing the scale numbers, place adash over or under
the figure to indicate the melodic direction, if the interval
ex-ceeds athird.
For
example, in the fifth group, themark
below5 indicates the fifth higher than the preceding tone. In the
eighth group, the
mark
above 7 indicates that Ti, scale-yth istobe taken below the preceding tone. In other words, sing above
or below the dash. Ex.64.
14
| 3. r|24
| 3.13
|42
|17
| 1.13
|24
| 3.13
|_5 4 | 3.13
|53
|42
| 1.13
|42
|j>-5~| 1.13
|24
|~7 2 | 1.13
|42
|_5 7~| 1.531
| 2 4 ~7~| i. 5 1 3~| 4-^7 2 | 1. 5 1 F| 4 2 5_| 1.531
1427
|532
| 1.531
| 7 2 ~5 |J "2 3 | 1.Melodies takenthis
way
from dictationshould be writtenonthe staffat
home
andsung by
letternames
attheclassrecitation.It is unnecessaryto include
more
examples of this work, asall ofthe melodiescanbe so writtenifone chooses.
87.
As
seen inEx.
52,Fa,scale-4th isa small seventh aboveSol, the root and generator of the
Dominant
harmony. Thisfour-tonechord is called theDominant-seventhchord.
88. Playthe following exercisesand
mark
thechorddegreesof the outside parts as in the preceding lessons.
As
it is veryimportant that one should think and hear the material in both
scale
and
chord relation, singeach part,naming
both relations.This
work
should be done at home, as the teacher's time isneeded for
what
a studentcannot do for himself. Ex.55.1 2
fr-b 1 1 ' '
44
gi.
What
is theinterval fromFa, scale-4thup
to scale-2nd?What
other large sixths haveyou
heard? Resolve these inthekeysindicated:
Ex.68. J
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J
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4U
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45ip
14 15 < o b ! 1 1 1J
1J
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Ifthereareleaps in theupperpart, the bassislikelyto moveby
steporremainstationary.
This is especially true
when
theharmony
changes.With
different positions of the
same
harmony, all of the partsmay
move
by
leap.With
onlytwo
harmonies, it is difficult to retaintwo
ormore
phrases. Listenforrepetitonor generaldirection to rhythmicaccents.
There are advantages in taking the dictation
by
writing as one plays. Itmeans
quick recognition and quickmovements
ofthe hand. In doing this, anticipate as
much
as possible.Ex.60. rtn
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96.
When
scale-4thoccursasfifth ofthe Subtonic harmony, on the large scale-yth it forms a diminishedtriad.As
a result ofthediminished-fifth, there isan augmented-fourth in both of the
inversions of the chord. Hearing that, one is sometimes
51
a.
The
diminishedmode
ofa chord is indicatedby
the sign,o, asat Ex. 62. In four-part work,thethirdof a diminished triad
isusually doubled.
97.
What
is themode
of the Subtonic chord built on thesmall scale-yth? In this case it is not heard as a part of the
Dominant.
Why?
98. Before taking
them
from dictation, play andmark
thechordsof Ex. 62, indicating both the root and the mode:
Ex.62.
~
L ,? tt-^,
^^
>? \?y^v<'<rrLU*, v_ u_99. First sing, then write the note that will complete the
various triads of which these sixths could be a component, as
at b:
b
Ez.63. (.0)
7-7^^
L-C/ "'' &* C/
^
^m
TOO.
As
one takes the longer andmore
difficult melodiesfromdictation, listen for repetition, imitation, sequence or
strik-ing rhythmic figures.
One
should always hear and feel the grouping.Tap
therhythms which
include the sixteenth notes before52
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17 18 a: 19 *CHAPTER
VI.DOMINANT-NINTH.
SCALE-SIXTH, LA.SUBDOMINANT
HARMONY.
TETRACHORDS.
101. Continuing the harmonic series, after the sixth
over-tone which
was
consideredin the previous chapter, the intervals are in seconds, the root and octave of the harmonic-generatorfollowing the seventh,and after that,anotherlarge second,which
is a ninth above the generator. Placed in scale relation,it isLa,
the scale-6th:
Ex.65.
102. In its harmonic relations, the ninth of the
Dominant
ismore
likely to be heard in the upper parts, especially in thelower registers.
The
distinguishing characteristic of theDomi-nant-ninth is its
demand
for resolution on the root before thechord as awhole resolves, an effect that isnot true ofthe
Domi-nant-seventh.
The demand
is felt very emphaticallywhen
theninth fallsbelow thethird,asatb. Sometimes the ninth resolves
with the chord, as at c, and sometimes it ascends to the third,
asatd: Ex.66. a
-&-103. Play and
mark
the chords in the following beforetaking
them
fromdictation:Ex.67.
1 2
i-J
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1
104.
The
syllablename
of the small sixth isLe, pronounced"Lay".
It is used intwo
forms of the ascending minorscales and inall three of thedescending forms.105. There are also
two
sevenths employed in the minorscales,large and small; thesyllable
name
for the latterbeing Te.While
there aremany
differentmodes
of scales, only the major and the three forms of the minor are considered in this work.The
studyof othermodes
isrecommended
when
these are fullymastered.
106.
With
the sixth, the diatonic scales arenow
complete.With
the natural tendencies of the scale material asshown
inEx. 21, it groups itself around a tone-center, the Tonic, falling
into the
two
tetrachords of the scale:Ex.68.
Observethetendencyof thetetrachordasa whole: one
down
and the other
up
to the tone-center.107. Considering thescales by tetrachord (i to4and 5 to 8),
one sees and hears that the two tetrachords of a major scale are
identical.
a.
The
small third of the minormode makes
a tetrachordthat is distinctive and peculiar to that one location in scale (i to
56
108.
The
small 6th and yth of the original form of theminor scale locates the small 2nd between 5 and 6 of the
scale.
As
this type of tetrachord is found in the original form only, itmay
be designated as the originaltetrachord.109.
The
small 6th and large yth is peculiar to thehar-monic form of the minor scale, so that tetrachord (5 to 8)
may
be designated as theharmonic tetracJwrd.
57
a:
. Considering the following as i to 4 or 5 to 8 of scale,
name
and writethem
fromdictation:Ex.72.
in.
Keeping the Tonic as a tone-center, sing both aboveandbelow, alternatingthevarious*forms of theupper tetrachord,
5 to 8: Ex.73. 1 r<s-J IJ i,J
J
ii2.
What
is the interval fronithe Tonicdown
tothe smallsixth,Le?
What
other large thirds haveyou
heard?Name
them
in the following:
Ex.74.
123
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58
59
1 h '
60
^
-fir 10 11 r 12 13117.
What
is the interval from scale-2ndup
to the small6th?
What
other diminished fifth haveyou
heard?Sing and resolve these as indicated: Ex.78.
26
47
62
1 18.
What
is theinterval from the large ythup
to thelarge6th? Resolve these as indicated:
61
Thinking or recognizing the foregoing examples without
first
knowing
thekey
is excellent practice,and
verypractical inconnection with the study of
modern
musicwhere
the tonalityisso oftenobscure.
The
greatest benefit derived is thatof hearing and feelingthe difference in the nature of an interval
which
arises from key relation.As
an interval only, there isno
difference aside from pitch, but in its key relation, also harmonic relation, there is a vast difference inthe nature of intervals.Going
back to Ex.76,observe the difference in the feeling or nature of the first third
in No. i ascompared withthat of No. 3
and
othersfollowing.121.
The
tonesfalling at the extremesof the tetrachord i,4, 5 of scale are calledthe "primarytones" ofascale, and the
harmoniesof
which
they areroot, are the "primary harmonies."As
the trend of the Subdominant tetrachord isdown
to thetone-center, so isthetrend ofthe
harmony
builtonthe Subdominant.122.
Employing
scale-4th as chord-rootand
the scale-6thas chord-3rd, one hears
a
new
harmony, theSUBDOMINANT,
resolving
down
to Tonic.What
scale degreeis the chord-5th? a.As
root, the scale-4th is free in its resolution, falling afourth to Tonic or
moving up
a step to theDominant, as seeninthe following example.
b.
We
now
have three harmonieswhich
demand
the Tonicharmony, V, vii
and
IV: Ex.80.62
a.
As
the harmonic form of the minor scale is generallyused in chord relations, both the Tonic and
Subdominant
har-monies are in theminor mode. Play the following chord groupsin both modes, and sing and
name
both the scale and chorddegrees of each part, as in the first lessons with the
Dominant
harmony.
Writing from dictation, after the
Roman
numerals have been recorded, sometimes write the outside partson
the staff,completing the chords and indicating the harmonic degrees at
home;
sometimes write the harmonicdegrees of the outsidepartsfrom dictation, and expressit all
by
staffnotationat home.r.82.
12
3
h 1
63 10 nJA 11 12
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p g)g
p124. Sing thesein both
modes
and write from dictation: Ex.83.1
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CHAPTER
VII.BYTONES.
125. In this work, all non-chordal tones are termed
"By-tones."
A
tone generatedby
the harmonic root is aharmon^
tone;
any
other is a bytone, and alwaysdissonant. Sevenths andninths are dissonant, but
when
they are generatedby
thehar-monic root, as they are in the
Dominant
harmony, they are notconsidered bytones.
So
it follows that while allbytones are dissonant, alldissonances are notbytones.
There
are specificnames
for the different kinds of bytones,but theorists disagree
upon
the terminology of all exceptingSuspensions
and
Anticipations, so the author has omitted allnames
excepting these two, leaving it for the teacher to supplythose preferred.
A
detailed discussion of the various bytonesand theirspecific
names
appears in the author's text, "AppliedHarmony.
''126,
A
SUSPENSION
is a bytone that occurred as aharmony
tonein tneprecedingpulse.The
rhythmic necessity of changingthe
harmony
on the accent results in a suspension of any tonethat does not
move
with theremainder of the chord. Ex. 84,a:Ex.84.
73
127.
When
one ormore
of the parts resolves prematurely, the effectisknown
as "Anticipation." In thisexcerptF$
of theanacrusis anticipates the chord-3rd of the next measure; and
G
of that measure anticipates the root of the next chord:
Ex.85. ftfa
128.
As
wijl be seen in the analysis, bytonesmay
occur inany
part, and intwo
ormore
parts simultaneously.They
areall of a decorative nature, and it is not always easy to hear the
harmonicsubstructure.
They
have been freelyemployed in the preceding melodies, and from this time they will be included in the harmonies.They
should bemarked
beforecoming
to class andmay
beindicated as one finds convenient.
The
writer places a littlemark
throughthe note-head:Ex.86.
129
One
must acquire the ability to hear harmonies inphrases. In so doing, anticipate the natural relations, the con-trasts that are likely to occur on rhythmic accents, and
con-trasting cadences. In selections of length, and sometimes with no
more
than four measures, there will be repetition or imitation.The
repetition of a phrase is not always exact, especiallywhen
leading to a different cadence.The
rhythm
may
be thesame, but the
harmony
must necessarily be different.Sometimes there is melodic and rhythmic imitation, but harmoniccontrast.
74
130. Before taking the following from dictation,
mark
thephrases with the punctuation
marks
of literature, indicate theharmoniesand their inversions, also the bytones:
Ex.87.
1
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