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Old 06-08-2013, 06:46 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lord Larehip View Post
Sure? "Dia-" means "across" to the best of my knowledge. Like diametric--"measure across".
Diatonic = "Across the tones"
For engineers, yeah. But in music education it can be an abbreviation for diatonic. It depends on who your instructors are.
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