tritonic
- adjective
- /traɪˈtɒnɪk/
- Specialized
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tritónico
- In music class, we studied how to create a tritonic scale using only three notes.
Examples
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Teachers begin pitch-matching activities using bitonic (mi-so) or tritonic (mi-so-la) melodies and have students sing individually.
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Pattern singers can sing short bitonic or tritonic melodies in tune, but cannot transfer this skill to different patterns without substantial practice.
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If this is successful, students progress to melodies and sing bitonic or tritonic patterns inside.
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Pattern Singer: sings short patterns accurately (bitonic and tritonic melodies).
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The choir performed a tritonic piece that highlighted the three distinct tones in the melody.
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The song's tritonic structure made it easy for beginners to learn and sing along.
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Etymology
Tritonic comes from the prefix tri- meaning 'three' and tonic meaning 'tone' or 'sound', so when we call a song or scale tritonic we mean it uses only three distinct tones, which gives it a simple, clear sound.
