It helps to think of musical notes in terms of a continuous pure-pitched system like a violin, instead of a fixed-note compromise system such as a piano or guitar.
If you play a scale on a violin then move up one pure tone and play the scale again, you’d see that the notes don’t line up exactly. A in one scale is a different frequency than A in another scale. The same goes for G♯ and A♭, or E♯ and F♮. But on a keyboard or fretted neck, the notes are poked and prodded into conformity to simplify the instrument construction. Such is equal-temperament.
If you play a scale on a violin then move up one pure tone and play the scale again, you’d see that the notes don’t line up exactly. A in one scale is a different frequency than A in another scale. The same goes for G♯ and A♭, or E♯ and F♮. But on a keyboard or fretted neck, the notes are poked and prodded into conformity to simplify the instrument construction. Such is equal-temperament.
Statistics: Posted by jamcat — Tue Oct 22, 2024 3:29 am