Escape Tone
Definition
An escape tone is a melodic ornamentation where a non-chord tone is approached by step and resolved by leap in the opposite direction.
Related terms
Appogiatura: A type of non-chord tone where a dissonant note is approached by a leap and resolved by step into a consonant note.
Suspension: A type of non-chord tone where a consonant note from the previous chord is held over into the next chord as a dissonance before resolving down.
Passing Tone: A type of non-chord tone that fills in the gap between two chord tones, usually approached and resolved by step.
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Additional resources (2)
AP Music Theory - 6.2 Embellishing Tones: Writing Passing Tones and Neighbor Tones
AP Music Theory - 6.1 Embellishing Tones: Identifying Passing Tones and Neighbor Tones
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