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===== Harmodal nejis ===== | ===== Harmodal nejis ===== | ||
If the target scale has a [[period]] equal to some positive integer harmonic (like the [[octave]], [[tritave]] or [[pentave]]), a fitting name for this type of neji is a "harmodal neji", a contraction of "harmonic modal neji". This period is typically an octave, as that's the most common usecase. | If the target scale has a [[period]] equal to some positive integer harmonic (like the [[octave]], [[tritave]] or [[pentave]]), a fitting name for this type of neji is a "harmodal neji", a contraction of "harmonic modal neji". This period is typically an octave, as that's the most common usecase. '''This term is new, however; it was proposed to resolve an ambiguity in the stand-alone term "neji"''', therefore please see the directly below alternative, which may be preferred for consistency/"backwards-compatibility". | ||
===== Nonharmodal nejis ===== | |||
An alternative to using the term "harmodal nejis" is to ''assume'' that a "neji" is harmodal ''by default'', and instead specify that a neji is "''nonharmodal''" only when necessary, in order to preserve the colloquial usage of the term "neji". This is consistent with the sentiment that there does not need to be a new term "harmodal neji" while retaining clarity. | |||
=== Building edo nejis === | === Building edo nejis === | ||