Is sensitive a vaild alternative name for the leading tone?
I was reading the sample version of Modern Harmony Step By Step and one passage caught my eye:
In the passage above it seems that what is typically referred to as the leading tone is revered to as sensitive. To me the seems odd, but I'm wondering if this is a valid and accepted alternative name for the leading tone and if so why.
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Yes sensitive may also have been a translation from French ("sensible" or "note sensible" for leading tone), the French word "sensible" meaning "sensitive".
As pointed out in a comment by Matthew Read, this is for sure a translation error. The author as well as the translator are both Spanish speakers (from Argentina and Mexico, respectively). Subtonic is of course correct, but sensitive is a mistranslation from the Spanish sensible for leading tone.
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