Search the forum,

avoid

In jazz theory, an avoid note is a scale degree which is considered especially dissonant relative to the harmony implied by the root chord, and is thus better avoided.
In major-key tonality the avoid note is the fourth diatonic scale step, or 11th, which is a minor ninth above the 3rd of the chord, and thus very harsh. In melody it is usually avoided, treated as a "scale approach note" or passing note, or sharpened. It is not available in harmony. The available tensions for a dominant seventh chord are 9, ♯11, and 13.In minor harmony the sixth scale step is usually avoided, and the 13th is not regarded as an available tension.In modal terms, the available scale steps of the mode (or available tensions for the chords) of the diatonic scale steps are those a whole step above the chord tones, and the avoid notes are those that are not. The only exception is the Dorian mode of the second scale degree, where the sixth is avoided although it is a whole step above the fifth; this is because the tritone between this and the third scale step would give an unwanted dominant quality. Taking C major as an example, the avoid notes are:
In his modal approach to minor harmony Haerle does not use the term avoid note, but discusses "intolerably dissonant" notes and how they should be resolved. For the melodic minor scale he gives these:

View More On Wikipedia.org
  1. 3

    New W-UFH how to combine with old system to avoid old rads coming on?

    Hello, I’ve had some work done in my house to redo a kitchen and replace damaged floors and while doing this I was convinced to install W-UFH since the floor was coming out anyway and there were some joist issues in the Victorian property. Previously I had about 9 radiators in my house, 2 of...
  2. T

    Recommendations for plug to avoid need to drain down storage tank

    The isolating valve on the tank outlet is sized so I'm looking for a tool or technique for plugging the tank outlet so the valve can be changed. I can feel that the bore of the fitting to be plugged is not smooth, appears to have 2 ridges! Advice and suggestions, please
  3. S

    Avoid clogging sewage pipe

    Hello, In Greece, most of the residential buildings have narrow sewage pipes. In a specific building, people throw paper in the toilet (even if it is prohibited) and this usually clogs the pipe between the visit hole and the sewage. As a result, we have to bring a machine to unclog the pipe...
  4. Dan

    Playing fetch with a beluga whale - Avoid using plastics, we need these things stay alive

    Playing fetch with a beluga whale in its natural environment.
  5. Dan

    How to avoid the trolls

    We're clearly going through some clearing up at the moment and it's easy to get caught up in that. I've just unbanned somebody I banned assuming they were in the same posting pattern as a troll I banned. Turns out they weren't. And just perhaps clicked like on a couple of their posts as they're...
  6. C

    piping to condensate trap to avoid freezing

    I have just had a new combi boiler fitted by an approved and Which recommended installer but I noticed that the condensate trap/soakaway was only 70 mm (should be 500 mm) from the house wall. It was not practical to link to grids which were a full house length away (poor boiler siting in my...
  7. H

    Drilling near a shower - how to avoid pipes

    Hi clever people I'm a first time home owner and inexperienced DIY'er so please bear with me if I ask something obvious or stupid. I have an alcove next to an electric shower in our en suite that is crying out for some shelves. The shower itself is mounted on the opposite wall to where I'd...
  8. H

    Avoid Turbulance in Digital shower mixing valve

    I intend installing a digital shower. The mixing valves would be mounted in the loft. Water feed- Hot 22.mm copper pipe Cold 15mm. copper pipe. I understand that turbulence can be a problem if the mixer valve is close to my last elbow. What length of a straight run would I need to avoid...
  9. cr0ft

    Warning - Avoid Warmahome (Lincoln and Nottingham) Like The Plague

    Lads, Thought you might like a good laugh. We’re not working for Warmahome any more by the way! He's decided to bin us not because of our quality of work but because he doesn't feel that large vans cost £1 per mile to run with every cost factored in. He's been trying to knock our fuel...
  10. E

    Experience fixing boilers

    Hi, Can anyone let me know of any all round boiler fault finding courses that I could attend to increase fix rate??? I am fairly new to fault finding and want to avoid expensive mistakes. Thanks
  11. Riley

    Avoid fecking tip

    Went to drop my old dears broken tumble dryer at the tip today as it won't fit in her little motor. Got it there and there were police, environmental agency and VOSA doing checks on vans and waste carried. F-ing joke!!! I literally had the dryer and a broken microwave on board so hardly...
  12. GQuigley67

    Firms to Avoid working for

    DAW CONTRACTS in Glasgow, avoid like the plague!! just told them to ram their job, they are a signs company thats jumped on the eco deal bandwagon and couldnt run a bath never mind organise a **** up in a brewery!! luckily I have another contract to go to, but if anyone in Glasgow is looking...
  13. W

    Tapsuk.com / mybathroom.co.uk. Avoid dealing with this company

    Basically if there is a problem, they just don't seem to want to know after they have made a sale. Messed us around for over a year and then told us to get lost.
  14. P

    Two property companys to avoid!

    Hi just want the Hard workin gas engineers to avoid working for these companys as they do not pay for work that you do, one is Abbeymove from london and the second is Alliance FM, I have worked for both companys and they have not paid for work completed! Beware
  15. C

    Anyone any experience of Baxi Think Combustion. Improved efficiency?

    Hi, Does any one have any experience of the Baxi Think Combustion system? As I understand it the boiler calibrates when first installed, and the continuously adjusts the air/gas mix. On a non baxi assuming that combustion is checked and air/gas set during commission is the baxi doing any more...
  16. Leo21

    What jobs to avoid

    What jobs do you lot avoid. I had a foreign landlord today who wanted a quote because the last tenant nicked all the copper pipe. Class. Which I avoided. Other ones for me are hobs and cookers, unless they're regulars. "it's only connecting a hose" gets very boring.
  17. S

    another company to avoid

    got scammed by this one, my bank is putting in a claim for the money and have given me a refund in the meantime. NEM solutions. They claim to be able to get you to the top of google. I would assume they are doing the same scam under a different name so beware, do not be as stupid as me and...
  18. S

    any one worked for help link?

    Getting low on my own work,just seen a couple of help link vans around has anyone worked for them before.They seem to be getting a lot of work in the local area.?Just wondering if anyone has any experience of them,dont mind hard collar and a few late ones.
  19. D

    Help with radiatiors

    Hi So I'm faced with the typical fun of trying to change imperial size radiators to metric. After thinking I was really clever getting extension pieces, I've now just realised I've made the cardinal sin of thinking I could cheerfully replace singles to doubles without any extra hassle. What I...
Creating content since 2001. Untold Media.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock