Leading tones and sevenths

On 2/21/02 5:43 PM, "tuning@yahoogroups.com" <tuning@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 22:36:40 -0000
> From: "paulerlich" <paul@stretch-music.com>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 1915
>

>>> we're talking about the leading tone, jerry!!!!!!!!
>>>
>> Look again, Paul. We're (I'm) talking about both. When I
> say "seventh" here
>> I'm not referring to a leading tone, rather to the seventh of the
> V7 chord.
>
> i know that, jerry! but when i said 'never', i was referring to the
> leading tone!!!!!!!

I think that was obvious, Paul. We'd both better watch out that we don't run
out of exclamations points. :-)

Shall we leave it at that, or is there more to be said about my original
point about tolerating considerable melodic movement in the lead voice to
accommodate tuning of the seventh (not leading tone)?

Jerry