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There are many ways to learn about [[microtonal music]], and luckily there are many resources available!

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There are many ways to learn about [[microtonal music]], and luckily there are many resources available{{cn}}!

== How to learn ==

=== 1. Read, read, read ===

Not much to say in general since you are already on the xenharmonic wiki. There's a lot of math out there related to tunings; it's up to you how deep you want to go into it. Just keep clicking links!

==== 1a. Remain skeptical ====

A critical element to your approach to learning about tunings in the internet is skepticism. The internet has a tendency to allow misinformation to prevail so, especially in this niche of relatively new theory, be sure to keep in mind what interest is advanced by someone else's writings, and what it is they may be leaving out.

==== 1b. Tools, not rules ====

Regardless of the objective veracity of someone else's claims, they usually provide (and are often motivated by) some new or different approach to music making. If one approach is musically useful to you, feel free to use it, and if it is not, feel free not to, regardless of how many other people say it is the "right way".

=== 2. Listen and play ===

It's easy to spend a disproportionate amount of time on #1, but two of the best ways to learn about xenharmonics are to listen to and to play them yourself. Check out the [[Listen|Microtonal listening list]] for the former, and the [[Software]] and [[Instruments]] page for the latter. Most of these scales and tunings are brand new, so it's almost a given that you'll learn things that no one else has figured out by playing and writing yourself. That means you won't read about it anywhere until you write it yourself!

=== 3. Network ===

Naturally, some find it encouraging to interact with others working in the same area of study. Here are a few relevant online communities:

== Overviews ==

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** Buying a microtonal-fretted guitar.

* [[List of approaches to musical tuning]]: Musical [[tuning]] can be approached in many different ways, and this article gives a good overview of these approaches.

* ~~...~~ and many more in [[:Category:Overview]].

* … and many more in [[:Category: Overview]].

== ~~Guides~~ ==

== Articles ==

Guides provide basic (and sometimes advanced) information on various topics, aimed at readers who are not yet familiar with these topics.

Guides that provide basic (and sometimes advanced) information on various topics, aimed at readers who are not yet familiar with these topics.

* [[Dave Keenan & Douglas Blumeyer's guide to RTT]] (D&D's guide): An extensive 9-part guide to [[regular temperament theory]] with many examples and visuals by [[Dave Keenan]] and [[Douglas Blumeyer]].

* [[Mike's lectures on regular temperament theory]]: A series of lessons on regular temperament theory by [[Mike Battaglia]].

* [[Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments]]: A tutorial for musicians not yet familiar with the [[Scala]] software who wish to create tuning files for use with [[Instruments#Electronic instruments|electronic instruments]] or [[DAWs]].

* [[Finale Microtonal Accidentals and Playback]]: How to easily start writing microtonal music today! Customize Finale for microtonal display and output.

* ... and many more in [[:Category:Guides]].

* ''[https://hackmd.io/@euwbah/extending-harmonic-principles-1 Extending harmonic principles in 12edo to 31edo (external link)]'': A course by @euwbah on HackMD, aimed at musicians familiar with common practice music theory but unfamiliar with microtones. It uses [[31edo]] as a bridge to generalize [[12edo]] concepts to a purer more abstract form, which can then be applied to any [[tuning]].

* … and many more in [[:Category: Guides]].

== Videos ==

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== Podcasts ==

* [[MMMday06]]: A single-day podcast project hosted by [[Prent Rodgers]] in 2006.

* [[Now and Xen]]: A podcast about xenharmonic and microtonal music and discussion created by [[Stephen Weigel]] and [[Sevish]] in 2018, currently hosted by [[Stephen Weigel]] as of 2023.

* [[Xendergarten]]: A comedy podcast hosted by [[Userminusone]] since 2023.

== See also ==

* [[MicroPedagogyCollective]] — pedagogy-related projects

* [[MicroPedagogyCollective]] – pedagogy-related projects

* [[Pedagogy questions]]

* [[The Library]] — a list of periodicals, papers, dissertations and books about microtonal music

* [[The Library]] – a list of periodicals, papers, dissertations and books about microtonal music

* [[Corollaries]] – little thought-provoking tidbits about tuning

* [[Composing Powerstart]]

[[Category:Pedagogy]]

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-There are many ways to learn about [[microtonal music]], and luckily there are many resources available!
+{{About|guides to learning microtonal music|the Xen Wiki style guide|Xenharmonic Wiki: Article guidelines}}
+There are many ways to learn about [[microtonal music]], and luckily there are many resources available{{cn}}!
+== How to learn ==
+=== 1. Read, read, read ===
+Not much to say in general since you are already on the xenharmonic wiki. There's a lot of math out there related to tunings; it's up to you how deep you want to go into it. Just keep clicking links!
+==== 1a. Remain skeptical ====
+A critical element to your approach to learning about tunings in the internet is skepticism. The internet has a tendency to allow misinformation to prevail so, especially in this niche of relatively new theory, be sure to keep in mind what interest is advanced by someone else's writings, and what it is they may be leaving out.
+==== 1b. Tools, not rules ====
+Regardless of the objective veracity of someone else's claims, they usually provide (and are often motivated by) some new or different approach to music making. If one approach is musically useful to you, feel free to use it, and if it is not, feel free not to, regardless of how many other people say it is the "right way".
+=== 2. Listen and play ===
+It's easy to spend a disproportionate amount of time on #1, but two of the best ways to learn about xenharmonics are to listen to and to play them yourself. Check out the [[Listen|Microtonal listening list]] for the former, and the [[Software]] and [[Instruments]] page for the latter. Most of these scales and tunings are brand new, so it's almost a given that you'll learn things that no one else has figured out by playing and writing yourself. That means you won't read about it anywhere until you write it yourself!
+=== 3. Network ===
+Naturally, some find it encouraging to interact with others working in the same area of study. Here are a few relevant online communities:
+<u>'''[[Links #Maps|Maps]]'''</u> | '''Forums''' (<u>[[Links #Discord server|Discord]]</u> <u>[[Links #Facebook groups|Facebook]]</u>) | <u>'''[[Links #Educational websites|Educational websites]]'''</u>
 == Overviews ==
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 ** Buying a microtonal-fretted guitar.
 * [[List of approaches to musical tuning]]: Musical [[tuning]] can be approached in many different ways, and this article gives a good overview of these approaches.
-* ... and many more in [[:Category:Overview]].
+* … and many more in [[:Category: Overview]].
-== Guides ==
+== Articles ==
-Guides provide basic (and sometimes advanced) information on various topics, aimed at readers who are not yet familiar with these topics.
+Guides that provide basic (and sometimes advanced) information on various topics, aimed at readers who are not yet familiar with these topics.
 * [[Dave Keenan & Douglas Blumeyer's guide to RTT]] (D&D's guide): An extensive 9-part guide to [[regular temperament theory]] with many examples and visuals by [[Dave Keenan]] and [[Douglas Blumeyer]].
 * [[Mike's lectures on regular temperament theory]]: A series of lessons on regular temperament theory by [[Mike Battaglia]].
 * [[Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments]]: A tutorial for musicians not yet familiar with the [[Scala]] software who wish to create tuning files for use with [[Instruments#Electronic instruments|electronic instruments]] or [[DAWs]].
 * [[Finale Microtonal Accidentals and Playback]]: How to easily start writing microtonal music today! Customize Finale for microtonal display and output.
-* ... and many more in [[:Category:Guides]].
+* ''[https://hackmd.io/@euwbah/extending-harmonic-principles-1 Extending harmonic principles in 12edo to 31edo (external link)]'': A course by @euwbah on HackMD, aimed at musicians familiar with common practice music theory but unfamiliar with microtones. It uses [[31edo]] as a bridge to generalize [[12edo]] concepts to a purer more abstract form, which can then be applied to any [[tuning]].
+* … and many more in [[:Category: Guides]].
 == Videos ==
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 == Podcasts ==
+* [[MMMday06]]: A single-day podcast project hosted by [[Prent Rodgers]] in 2006.
 * [[Now and Xen]]: A podcast about xenharmonic and microtonal music and discussion created by [[Stephen Weigel]] and [[Sevish]] in 2018, currently hosted by [[Stephen Weigel]] as of 2023.
+* [[Xendergarten]]: A comedy podcast hosted by [[Userminusone]] since 2023.
 == See also ==
-* [[MicroPedagogyCollective]] — pedagogy-related projects
+* [[MicroPedagogyCollective]] – pedagogy-related projects
 * [[Pedagogy questions]]
-* [[The Library]] — a list of periodicals, papers, dissertations and books about microtonal music
+* [[The Library]] – a list of periodicals, papers, dissertations and books about microtonal music
+* [[Corollaries]] – little thought-provoking tidbits about tuning
+* [[Composing Powerstart]]
 [[Category:Pedagogy]]