Non-Harmonic Tones, Diversity, and Delayed Gratification (rebroadcast of Episode 7)

In this episode I’d like to talk about a term from the world of music theory….NON-HARMONIC TONES. Non-Harmonic Tones….the phrase sounds so negative, doesn’t it? NON-Harmonic Tones…it’s as if they are outcasts and don’t fit in, somehow they’re different than the other, perhaps more “cool” tones in the song, like they’re not part of a composition’s “in-crowd.” But in fact, Non-Harmonic Tones are some of the coolest, most interesting notes in music. Just what are NON-Harmonic tones, what makes them so compelling, and what can they tell us about the larger world in which we live? [Note: This episode is a rebroadcast of what was Episode 7 before switching podcast hosts.]