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| In answer to the question "When is learning a microtonal system of pitches ''harder'' than learning the 12-equal system? When is it ''easier''?" in [[Pedagogy|Pedagogy]]
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| Learning a microtonal system is harder than 12-equal where it's more complex and the harmonic context is not intuitively apparent. Which is most of the time (and sometimes so by definiton).
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| However, systems that are microtonal relative to 12-equal may be easier to learn in several ways:
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| <ul><li>The have fewer notes. For example, slendro, pelog, various other diatonics.</li><li>They are closer to natural harmonies: just intonation, microtemperament, and equivalents in alternative timbres.</li><li>They resonate more with the subject's culture than the western chromatic; depends on context, and becoming less likely.</li></ul>
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