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The February 2021 tonality of the month is <\/span>MinReach<\/span><\/a> or harmonic minor \u2014 a <\/span>Reach (or harmonic) heptatonality<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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1) MinReach rhythmic sound sample — 0:31 loop \u2014 plays until stopped or you go to another page on this tab.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
2) MinReach calm sound sample — 1:40 loop \u2014 plays until stopped or you go to another page on this tab.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
3) MinReach calm sound sample expanded \u2014 includes the Guggisberg melody (more info below) \u2014 double 8-string guitar, bass, and crotales \u2014 January 2021 \u2014 9:24 soundscape<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We can recognize MinReach, also kown as harmonic minor, in the melody of the “<\/span>Guggisberg-Lied<\/span><\/a>” or “s’Vreneli ab em Guggisberg”. This is one of the most haunting and well-known Swiss folklore songs. It stirred up so much emotion that historically it was forbidden by the death penalty in Bernese regiments in the foreign legion. It tended to cause Swiss soldiers to desert and go home.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may enjoy a sound sample loop, such as the one of the tonality of the month, as sound mantra for <\/span>contemplation<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>meditation<\/span><\/a>, for upliftment, focusing, or simply for relaxation and regeneration as soothing background sound. Further, you could hum or chant along, for example using <\/span>HU<\/em><\/span><\/a> or another mantra, and tune yourself to the fundamental.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Holding up the sky on the Guggersh\u00f6rnli — Sept. 2014 — photo by Sabina Haas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Stairway into the light — path onto the Guggersh\u00f6rnli, Switzerland — Sept. 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The February 2021 tonality of the month is MinReach or harmonic minor \u2014 a Reach (or harmonic) heptatonality. We can recognize MinReach, also kown as harmonic minor, in the melody of the “Guggisberg-Lied” or “s’Vreneli ab em Guggisberg”. This is one of the most haunting and well-known Swiss folklore songs. It stirred up so much … <\/p>\n

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