Hexatonic Triad Pairs: Vol. 1 - Major Scale Pairs
The concept and technique of Triad Pairs has been a tasty topic, the seeds of which have borne fruit for many an inquisitive improviser since they were first sown into the music's fertile vernacular in the late 1950's and early '60s, with more widespread usage coming somewhat later.
The term "Hexatonic Triad Pairs" is actually a redundant phrase, or something known as a "pleonasm". It is, however, accurately self-descriptive and rolls off the tongue quite easily.
A true triad pair - which is formed from 2 adjacent triads and therefore comprised of 6 non repeating notes - always results in a hexatonic (6 note) scale. On the other hand, a hexatonic scale, being any scale of 6 notes, doesn't always yield a triad pair.
The term "Hexatonic Triad Pairs" is actually a redundant phrase, or something known as a "pleonasm". It is, however, accurately self-descriptive and rolls off the tongue quite easily.
A true triad pair - which is formed from 2 adjacent triads and therefore comprised of 6 non repeating notes - always results in a hexatonic (6 note) scale. On the other hand, a hexatonic scale, being any scale of 6 notes, doesn't always yield a triad pair.
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