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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">Some questions to consider as input to thinking about microtonal pedagogy. If you would like to answer them, please put it on a separate page and link to it here.


What considerations does the particular question of a //microtonal// pedagogy warrant?
There are many ways to learn about [[microtonal music]], and luckily there are many resources available{{cn}}!


What does one consider when endeavoring to write pieces of microtonal music that also teach the microtones that they use?
== 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!


When is learning a microtonal system of pitches //harder// than learning the 12-equal system? When is it //easier//?
==== 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.


When does experience in 12 //help// in learning non-12? When does it //hinder//?
==== 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".


When does experience in non-12 //help// in learning 12? When does //it// hinder?
=== 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!


To what degree can the need for a microtonal pedagogy address a general problem of missing language in speaking microtonality?
=== 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:


A related question: in whose interest is it to sequester off learning/education/pedagogy into a separate page, as if learning only happens in schools/when you want it to?
<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>


Microtonal method books / teaching tools / resources
== Overviews ==
* Neil Haverstick books
Overviews contain general discussions about microtonal music, including [[:Category:Essays|essays]], questions and answers, etc. This is a good place if you don't know where to start!
* Joe Maneri 72-tone book
* [[Making Microtonal Music is Easier Than You’d Think]]: Comprehensive 9000-word tutorial with many images. The article explains xen; from what it even ''is'', to linking resources (including ones on this wiki), to explaining how to make microtonal music in five methods of increasing complexity and cost. Goes from free and easy to more complicated and costing hundreds (or thousands) of dollars/pounds/euros:
* Brian McLaren Introduction to Microtonality CD, DVDs
** Using a free browser-based synth
* W.A. Mathieu: The Harmonic Experience
** Using free VST plug-ins
* David Doty: Just Intonation Primer
** Changing the settings in the program Kontakt / Micro-tuning synths in Reaktor
* any [[http://sonic-arts.org/darreg/contents.htm|Ivor Darreg]] in particular?
** Removing the frets on a guitar
* Jacob Barton [[ThirtyOneToneSinginCamp]], such nonexistent new musical interfaces as the String Playground
** Buying a microtonal-fretted guitar.
* Kyle Gann's Just Intonation Explained, JI
* [[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.
* Jim Alteri's JI calculator with sound</pre></div>
* … and many more in [[:Category: Overview]].
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Pedagogy&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;Some questions to consider as input to thinking about microtonal pedagogy. If you would like to answer them, please put it on a separate page and link to it here.&lt;br /&gt;
== Articles ==
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Guides that provide basic (and sometimes advanced) information on various topics, aimed at readers who are not yet familiar with these topics.
What considerations does the particular question of a &lt;em&gt;microtonal&lt;/em&gt; pedagogy warrant?&lt;br /&gt;
* [[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]].
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* [[Mike's lectures on regular temperament theory]]: A series of lessons on regular temperament theory by [[Mike Battaglia]].
What does one consider when endeavoring to write pieces of microtonal music that also teach the microtones that they use?&lt;br /&gt;
* [[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]].
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* [[Finale Microtonal Accidentals and Playback]]: How to easily start writing microtonal music today! Customize Finale for microtonal display and output.
When is learning a microtonal system of pitches &lt;em&gt;harder&lt;/em&gt; than learning the 12-equal system? When is it &lt;em&gt;easier&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
* ''[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]].
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* … and many more in [[:Category: Guides]].
When does experience in 12 &lt;em&gt;help&lt;/em&gt; in learning non-12? When does it &lt;em&gt;hinder&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
 
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== Videos ==
When does experience in non-12 &lt;em&gt;help&lt;/em&gt; in learning 12? When does &lt;em&gt;it&lt;/em&gt; hinder?&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65EDA7FBA5F8A3CF Learn about Microtonal Music]: A YouTube playlist curated by [[Sevish]] with over 400 videos from various content creators.
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To what degree can the need for a microtonal pedagogy address a general problem of missing language in speaking microtonality?&lt;br /&gt;
== Podcasts ==
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* [[MMMday06]]: A single-day podcast project hosted by [[Prent Rodgers]] in 2006.
A related question: in whose interest is it to sequester off learning/education/pedagogy into a separate page, as if learning only happens in schools/when you want it to?&lt;br /&gt;
* [[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.
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* [[Xendergarten]]: A comedy podcast hosted by [[Userminusone]] since 2023.
Microtonal method books / teaching tools / resources&lt;br /&gt;
 
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Neil Haverstick books&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Joe Maneri 72-tone book&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brian McLaren Introduction to Microtonality CD, DVDs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;W.A. Mathieu: The Harmonic Experience&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;David Doty: Just Intonation Primer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;any &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://sonic-arts.org/darreg/contents.htm" rel="nofollow"&gt;Ivor Darreg&lt;/a&gt; in particular?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jacob Barton &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/ThirtyOneToneSinginCamp"&gt;ThirtyOneToneSinginCamp&lt;/a&gt;, such nonexistent new musical interfaces as the String Playground&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kyle Gann's Just Intonation Explained, JI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jim Alteri's JI calculator with sound&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
== See also ==
* [[MicroPedagogyCollective]] – pedagogy-related projects
* [[Pedagogy questions]]
* [[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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