Boston Grands - Reply to Newton Hunt's post

[Anne Beetem]

At 10:06 AM 11/26/97 +0000, you wrote:
 From there I usually explain temperament and
>the sizes of all common intervals and how they don't fit into an octave
>coupled with a general overview of how history has dealt with it.  If
>time permits, I explain inharmonicity which answers alot of questions
>about why some intruments just don't match.  The students and professors
>love it, as it is an eye opener and no one can ever again complain about
>being marked wrong for a misnotated interval.  I believe all musicians
>should be aware of these things but most standard theory curriculums do
>a poor job of explaining it if they even do at all.  The most common
>mistake is confusing well temperament with equal temperament.
>-Mike Jorgnesen RPT
>Central Michigan University
>

Well said.  A nice summary.  It's amazing how many piano teachers don't
realize that Ab and G# are NOT the same.  

ab

Anne Beetem
Harpsichords & Historic Pianos