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Definition of Monotones
1. monotone [n] - See also: monotone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monotones
Literary usage of Monotones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. General Methods of Teaching in Elementary Schools: Including the by Samuel Chester Parker (1919)
"Let us now turn to the school and find what is done about monotones in the ...
In the singing classes in school the monotones are often placed near the ..."
2. Music in the Public Schools: A Manual of Suggestions for Teachers by Elbridge Ward Newton (1909)
"By far the greater number of monotones are " partial" and yield readily to ...
Complete monotones require much more time and patience in their treatment. ..."
3. Extempore Playing: Forty Lessons in the Art of Keyboard Composing by Alfred Madeley Richardson (1922)
"... XXXIV Monotones Accompaniment to monotones figures largely in the work of the
Episcopal Church organist. The monotone may be either choral or solo; ..."
4. Rote Song Book: First Steps in Music by Frederic Herbert Ripley, Thomas Tapper (1902)
"Monotones. — The pupils who are known as monotones are divided into two classes.
... The Cure of Monotones. — By taking a high pitch and working down, ..."
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