abbreviations
"Tr" - a traditional, usually academic definition or symbol
"Ex-" - example

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LEADING TONE
1. Tr. Degree VII of a scale, major or minor. 2. In MusicNovatorydefinedas the 2 notes placed at a semi-tone distance from theFRAMEof a given chord, usually the TONIC.

LEVEL CHANGE SYNDROME (THE)
Changing level (either to smaller or larger) without the appropriate adjustment of bringing the smaller level in sooner or bringing the larger level in later

LEVELS (RHYTHMIC)
seeRhythmic Levels

LEVEL 0
The most important level, the smallest of the large rhythmic levels to start on an Off-Beat and end on a Beat, without notes in the melody longer than the beats of the level, consisting uniquely of rhythmic cells.

LONG BRANCH TUNING
The result of using the interval of major third twice. It is reserved for chromaticMOTRIXs. Diminished sevenths will be tuned 2 commas higher thanTrunk Tuningand augmented sixths 2 commas lower. Part ofFunctional Tuning.