changing tone

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Also called changing note .

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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
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Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
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Leelah Alcorn's message was sent, and heard, and things started changing.
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But the act of killing herself done, the message was sent, and heard, and things started changing.
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“Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.
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That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
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What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick