Tonality and the tonic
One note acts as home; other notes and chords are heard by their pull toward it.
- Category
- Scales, keys and modes
- First taught in
- F.10 Home and away chords
- Theory cards
- Three notes that sound like home (Foundation)
- Home and away chords in C (Foundation)
In the lessons
1 lesson and 1 piece where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| F.10 | Home and away chordsThe First Lessons, Op. 117 No. 1, Cornelius Gurlitt |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| F.10 | Home and away |
Related ideas
In the app, the Theory library has the whole cards, with their questions. The glossary from A to Z
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