In singing, the tonal pattern or the text puts some constraints on the melodic patterns.
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The designer swathed the walls and ceilings of his 85-square-foot room in a black wallpaper with a tonal trellis pattern.
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In another nod to speed, the boot's arresting Safari print is overlaid with a tonal chevron pattern that is illuminated in certain light.
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The tonal structure has a bare bones simplicity, emphasizing the pattern of attack-points.
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If the ringing sequence requires bells to be rung in tonal order, this technique often results in a weaving pattern as the ringer must often reach across their body for the next bell in the sequence.
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For summer it's about a tapestry of abstract and geometric pattern, colour and texture, although the key to keeping it this side of chic is to make it relatively tonal.