Enclosures

Enclosures are combinations of notes that approach a target chord tone from above and below, encircling or “enclosing” the target note. ‘Enclosures’ are a subcategory of ‘Approach Tones’.

Examples include:
Lower Chromatic to Upper Scalar to target note;
Upper Scalar to Lower Chromatic to target note;
Lower Double Chromatic to Upper Scalar to target note;
Upper Double Chromatic to Lower Chromatic to target note.