Opus 9 Upper Extension or Approach Note?

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    david walker
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      Hi Richie,

      In measure 8 of Opus 9, the first note is a dotted quarter, therefore an upper extension, but the second 13th in that measure is an eighth note followed by a b7, so wouldn’t that make the 13th here an approach note as it lasts less than a quarter note and is followed by a chord tone (b7) a minor second away? Is it not resolving to the 7th?

      Thanks,

      Dave

      #9666
      Richie
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        Excellent observation! It is indeed functioning as an approach tone. When writing the book I decided to leave the same interval name on any instances where a note functioning as an extension appears again within the same measure as an approach. I did this for the sake of making the sight reading of the interval script easier in these cases.

        In other words, its like when you notate the 6 in a measure with a C6 chord and then in the same measure you notate the bb7 for a Cdim7. To make things easier for sightreading in both instances, the 6 and bb7, are notated with an “A” instead of “A” and then “Bbb” which is the proper notation. This has become common practice.
        Hope this is clear and doesn’t instead complicate things! 🙂

        #9667
        david walker
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          That makes sense, thanks Richie!

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