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A '''monad''' is a [[chord]] of one [[pitch class]]. Monads occur in the traditional [[African music|gyil music]] of west Aftrica, which are tuned roughly equipentatonic. Numbering the pitches arbitrarily 1 through 5, a common chord progression alternates between dyads 1–4 and 2–5, with the 3 monad frequently interspersed at regular intervals. Examples: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qx7T6CkUo Gyil C], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkQlhAeRAjA Gyil D]. | A '''monad''' is a [[chord]] of one [[pitch class]]. Monads occur in the traditional [[African music|gyil music]] of west Aftrica, which are tuned roughly equipentatonic. Numbering the pitches arbitrarily 1 through 5, a common chord progression alternates between dyads 1–4 and 2–5, with the 3 monad frequently interspersed at regular intervals. Examples: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8qx7T6CkUo Gyil C], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkQlhAeRAjA Gyil D]. | ||
== See also == | |||
* Chords by size: | |||
** [[Dyad]] | |||
** [[Triad]] | |||
** [[Tetrad]] | |||
** [[Pentad]] | |||
** [[Hexad]] | |||
[[Category:Terms]] | [[Category:Terms]] | ||