Diamond-mos notation: Difference between revisions

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== Sightreading ==

[[File:Diamond-~~MOS~~ sightreading.png|thumb|An example of sightreading in diamond–MOS. This 3-mosstep interval contains two hollow boxes (s). Other 3-mosstep intervals contain only one hollow box, so this interval would be minor if the notes were natural. However, since the upper note is natural and the lower note has @, the interval is one moschroma wider than that. Thus, this interval is a major 3-mosstep.]]

[[File:Diamond-mos sightreading.png|thumb|An example of sightreading in diamond–MOS. This 3-mosstep interval contains two hollow boxes (s). Other 3-mosstep intervals contain only one hollow box, so this interval would be minor if the notes were natural. However, since the upper note is natural and the lower note has @, the interval is one moschroma wider than that. Thus, this interval is a major 3-mosstep.]]

By looking at the boxes on the staff, you can quickly figure out what the interval between two notes is. What interval class ([[TAMNAMS|2-mosstep]], 3-mosstep, etc) the interval is is easy to see; just count the distance between the notes. From there, look at the boxes on the left of the score contained by the interval. This will tell you what the interval would be if the notes were natural. If the interval contains one more filled box than it could in another position, or one fewer hollow box, it's major. If the interval contains one more hollow box than it could in another position, or one fewer filled box, it's minor. (Generators are called perfect/augmented/diminished, not major and minor, but it's the same idea. Every interval class has at most two sizes.) Finally, look at the accidentals on the notes, including ones implied by the key signature. If the bottom note is natural and the top note has &, for example, the interval is one moschroma wider than the boxes suggest. Remember that a moschroma is the difference between any major interval and its corresponding minor interval.

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 == Sightreading ==
-[[File:Diamond-MOS sightreading.png|thumb|An example of sightreading in diamond–MOS. This 3-mosstep interval contains two hollow boxes (s). Other 3-mosstep intervals contain only one hollow box, so this interval would be minor if the notes were natural. However, since the upper note is natural and the lower note has @, the interval is one moschroma wider than that. Thus, this interval is a major 3-mosstep.]]
+[[File:Diamond-mos sightreading.png|thumb|An example of sightreading in diamond–MOS. This 3-mosstep interval contains two hollow boxes (s). Other 3-mosstep intervals contain only one hollow box, so this interval would be minor if the notes were natural. However, since the upper note is natural and the lower note has @, the interval is one moschroma wider than that. Thus, this interval is a major 3-mosstep.]]
 By looking at the boxes on the staff, you can quickly figure out what the interval between two notes is. What interval class ([[TAMNAMS|2-mosstep]], 3-mosstep, etc) the interval is is easy to see; just count the distance between the notes. From there, look at the boxes on the left of the score contained by the interval. This will tell you what the interval would be if the notes were natural. If the interval contains one more filled box than it could in another position, or one fewer hollow box, it's major. If the interval contains one more hollow box than it could in another position, or one fewer filled box, it's minor. (Generators are called perfect/augmented/diminished, not major and minor, but it's the same idea. Every interval class has at most two sizes.) Finally, look at the accidentals on the notes, including ones implied by the key signature. If the bottom note is natural and the top note has &, for example, the interval is one moschroma wider than the boxes suggest. Remember that a moschroma is the difference between any major interval and its corresponding minor interval.