Klarinet Archive - Posting 000301.txt from 2001/02

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] musical terms
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 05:22:44 -0500

I don't know whether conventions are different in the U.S., but over here, step
6 - illogically - is the "submediant".
Roger S.

In message <3A83C4F3.C708EE56@-----.org writes:
> Rien Stein wrote:
>
> > David Glenn wrote:
> >
> > >>
> > A while ago someone posted some really nice warm ups. The first one was:
> > Tuner sounding on low written E, then play to it: tonic, dominant, octave,
> > subdominant, tonic in half notes, 60 to the quarter. Repeat going up in
> > half-tone steps for the entire octave.
> > <<
> >
> > Dear David
> >
> > recently my oldest son moved to another city. I suspect him of taking my few
> > books on music theory (he has his M.Sc. in physics) with him. Can you
> > explain "tonic", "dominant", and "subdominant to me?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Rien
> >
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Hi Rien,
>
> Have gotten behind in the e-mails but this just caught my eye - maybe because
> it's from you?
>
> Each note of the (major) scale has a name. The first is called Tonic, 2:
> supertonic or submediant, 3: mediant, 4: subdominant, 5: dominant, 6:
> superdominant 7: leading tone, subtonic or subsemitone. I've seen other names
> for some but this should get you where you want to go...
>
> Enjoying the snow?
>
> Best,
> David
>
>
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