# Tunes

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.&#x20;

**High Fall:** The voice falls during the word from a high to a low pitch.&#x20;

**Rise-Fall:** The voice first rises from fairly low to a high pitch, then quikly falls to a very low pitch.&#x20;

**Low Rise:** The voice rises during a word from a low to a medium pitch, or a little above.&#x20;

**High Rise:** The voice rises during the word from a medium to a high pitch.&#x20;

**Fall-Rise:** The voice first falls from high to a rather low pitch, then within the same word rises to a medium pitch.&#x20;

**Mid-Level:** The voice maintains a level of pitch between high and low but neither rise nor fall.&#x20;

Tones can be...

* **Simple Tones:** Tones that consist of two nuclear tones.&#x20;
* **Compound Tune:** Contains two nuclear tones.&#x20;
