Passing tones

[jucas]

Quick random question...

This comes up here now and then... Someone will refer to using a note that isn't a part of a scale as a passing tone to create tension, and lead into a "more appropriate" note which provides resolution. I'm refering to this idea in an essay I'm writting as a key point, and the thesauruses I'm using aren't providing whatI'm looking for in terms of synonyms which apply in this particular context.

I figured this was the best place to turn as this is a key idea in the essay and you guys know way more than I ever will. Hopefully someone has an idea what I'm rambling about and can help out with an alternative way to describe this.

Thanks.

[cowsgomoo]

not exactly sure what's being asked here, but that never stopped me before

dissonance to consonance
tension to resolution
non-diatonic to diatonic


dunno how you'd otherwise apply the idea to non-music contexts:

misaligned to aligned
fuzzy to clear
focussed to unfocussed
problem to solution

[jucas]

Originally Posted by cowsgomoo

not exactly sure what's being asked here, but that never stopped me before

dissonance to consonance
tension to resolution
non-diatonic to diatonic


dunno how you'd otherwise apply the idea to non-music contexts:

misaligned to aligned
fuzzy to clear
focussed to unfocussed
problem to solution

Exactly what I was asking, thanks... and sorry if it was unclear.

The paper is mostly about phonetics, so when a sound doesnt fit in it does soemthing similar and I can get away with using the musical version.

[MakiSupaStar]

When in doubt go to "D" minor.