Category: Tonality of the month/moment

The tonality of the month of November 2024 is PentaBluMix.

The tonality of this month is PentaBluMix, an extended pentatonality. The name PentaBluMix indicates that this is a pentatonality consisting of PentaBlu lower pitches along with a DorMixolydian upper tetrachord. Its step pattern is as follows: Ascending from the fundamental (tonic or Do), a regular Reach step leads to an augmented Reach step. Then follows a whole step and a half step. Finally a whole step leads up to the octave. PentaBluMix is equivalent to HexaBluMix without quart, HexaCorMix without tritone, or to PhrygDorian, LoReachUpMix / LoCorMix, Dorian, ReachUpMix, or BlueMix without second and quart or tritone. And it is closely related to PentaNaMix, PentaBluMin, and PentaBluMaj.

You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or HU, or another mantra syllable that suits you.

The tonality of the month of October 2024 is ReachUp.

The tonality of this month is ReachUp, a partially anchored Reach heptatonality. It is also known as double harmonic / Gypsy / Hungarian minor. Characteristic for this tonality are its four half tone steps, two of them successive, and its two Reach steps or augmented seconds. Because of the Reach step high up in the lower tetrachord, its Tonalibus name became ReachUp. There being no further specification in that name for the upper tetrachord indicates the presence of the second Reach step, a regular one, in the upper part of this tonality. The tritone and major seventh help form the two Reach steps. And they contribute to balance the otherwise pronounced minor tendency of this tonality. This fascinating tonality appears some in Carnatic (South Indian) and Turkish music, less frequently in Jazz and Western classical music.

You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or HU, or another mantra syllable that suits you.

The tonality of the month of September 2024 is PentaProLa / PentaIon.

The tonality of this month is PentaProLa / PentaIon (pentatonic major), a Pro tonality and regular basic pentatonality. It is the common root of Lydian, Ionian, and Mixolydian — the so-called major tonalities. The pitch and interval selection in its octave corresponds to that of the raaga Bhoopali. This is one of the three most basic ones of Hindustani classical music. Besides the fundamental, it contains the major second, major third, quint, and major sixth (Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, Dha, Sa’). On the piano keyboard PentaProLa / PentaIon corresponds to the black keys with F# as fundamental.

You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or HU, or another mantra syllable that suits you.

The tonality of the month of August 2024 is LoReachUp.

The tonality of this month is LoReachUp — a partially anchored Reach heptatonality and prime Na tonality. Its pitch or interval distribution within the octave matches that of the Hindustani raaga Todi. And it is also a close extension of the raaga Multani. The name LoReachUp indicates the presence of a Reach step or augmented second in the lower tetrachord shifted up a half step from its regular position and that the initial step below it is low, with the minor second. This is exceptional in that therefore a whole step borders that Reach step on its underside. The absence of further name specification indicates that also the upper tetrachord features a Reach step, a regular one. Sometimes this tonality also carries the name harmonic minor over Phrygian Lydian.

You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or HU, or another mantra syllable that suits you.

The tonality of the month is MajReach or harmonic major.

MajReach or harmonic major, the tonality of this month of of July 2024, distinguishes itself from Ionian or diatonic major in only one pitch. It contains the minor instead of the major sixth. Thus it juxtaposes a MixolydIonian or major lower with a Reach or harmonic upper tetrachord. This adds much contrast and character to this tonality. Harmonic major appears occasionally in Western music, especially in Jazz and in compositions from the common practice era. That is the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic period, from the 17th through 19th centuries, when music was based on the tonal system. In Hindustani (northern Indian) classical music, MajReach or harmonic major matches and corresponds to the morning raga Nat Bhairav नट भैरव, and in Carnatic (southern Indian) music to the raga Sarasangi सरस – అంగి.

You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or HU, or another mantra syllable that suits you.