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Re: Trying to improve intonation

Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2021-11-15 22:25

To elaborate on Paul's' information;

In Equal Temperament, the pitches are mathematically equal steps in an octave.
In Just Tuning, the intervals are chosen to be mathematically equal to the overtone series.

And, the overtones aren't in tune with the Equal Temperament notes.
So a player has to tune by listening, and the choice of practicing in either system is a listening exercise of tuning to whatever is happening at the moment.

Here is a good example of how string players tune. Clarinet players have to do the same in a different way, with embouchure and/or fingering adjustments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYOwIIvgHg&t=24s

For the history of how this all evolved (music acoustics starts at 1:40);

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdYzqLgMmgk&t=177s

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