HexaMin

HexaMin — a hexatonality

Harmonic visuals

Tonalibus 2e-7 hexa – 2024-01 – 22

Tonalibus 2e-7 hexa – 2024-01 – 23

Tonalibus 2e-7 hexa – 2024-01 – 24

Tonalibus 2e-7 hexa – 2024-01 – 25

Tonalibus 2e-7 hexa – 2024-01 – 26

Tonalibus 2e-7 hexa – 2024-01 – 27

Scale and sound samples

You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation, for upliftment and focusing, or simply as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration.

Characteristics

• Hexatonality matrix: There are two common and two exceptional interval distributions within the octave of hexatonalities in the catalogue. The two common distributions are: 1) one Reach step, four whole steps, and one single half step (or semitone); and 2) two Reach steps, two whole steps, and two half steps. The two exceptional interval distributions include: 1) three Reach steps, no whole step, and three half steps; and 2) one augmented Reach step (spanning four half steps), three whole steps, and two half steps.
• HexaMin: The name indicates that this hexatonality corresponds to AeolDorian with the minor seventh but no sixth. It is the equivalent of Aeolian without its minor sixth or Dorian without its major sixth.
• Step pattern: Ascending from the fundamental (tonic or Do), a whole step leads to a half step and then a pair of consecutive whole steps. Further comes a Reach step. Finally a whole step leads up to the octave.
• Scale intervals: Major second, minor third, quart, quint, and minor seventh.
• Tetra- and trichords: The lower tetrachord is AeolDorian, and the upper trichord is PentaMin.
• Harmonic axes: There is no axis.
• Primary harmonic anchors: The fundamental or North anchor is fully present. The East anchor is partial with its head and only its right leg, and the West anchor with its left leg only. The contrasting or South anchor is completely absent.
• Secondary harmonic anchors: Three secondary anchors are present, SE, SW, and WN. All three emphasize the fundamental North anchor, two focused on the quart, and one on the quint. Two strengthen the East anchor, and one to a lesser degree the partial West anchor.
• Moduation potential: Hexatonalities can facilitate modulations. HexaMin may for example help bridge between Aeolian, Dorian, MinBlue, HexaBlue, PentaMin/PentaEol, PentaMix/PentaDor, etc.