Tunes

A tune refers to the complete pitch treatment of a word group. It can be either long or short.

There are 7 tunes to describe single-syllable word groups.

Low Fall: The voice falls during the word from medium to a very low pitch.

High Fall: The voice falls during the word from a high to a low pitch.

Rise-Fall: The voice first rises from fairly low to a high pitch, then quikly falls to a very low pitch.

Low Rise: The voice rises during a word from a low to a medium pitch, or a little above.

High Rise: The voice rises during the word from a medium to a high pitch.

Fall-Rise: The voice first falls from high to a rather low pitch, then within the same word rises to a medium pitch.

Mid-Level: The voice maintains a level of pitch between high and low but neither rise nor fall.

Tones can be...

• Simple Tones: Tones that consist of two nuclear tones.

• Compound Tune: Contains two nuclear tones.