Polytonality

Okay kiddo, you know how when you listen to music it can make you feel happy or sad or excited? Well, music is made up of different sounds and those sounds can be put together in lots of different ways to make different feelings.

Polytonality is a big music word that means putting two or more different sounds that don't usually go together at the same time to create a unique and interesting sound.

Imagine you have two sets of building blocks that are different colors, say red and blue. You can make a tower out of just red blocks or just blue blocks and they will look normal, but if you mix them together in the same tower, it will look different and cool.

It's the same thing with music. Polytonality is like making a tower out of red and blue blocks. A composer might use different chords or melodies that normally wouldn't be played at the same time but when played together, they create a unique and interesting sound.

Polytonality can make music sound more complex and mysterious, but it can also make it more fun and playful.

So, just like building blocks, music can be put together in different ways to make something new and exciting – that's polytonality!