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==What to do with all these scales==

You could, of course, stick to one scale or even one individual scale mode in your piece and be perfectly fine. The strategy works for 12edo, why not 15? However, what proponents of 15edo will say is that its strength is in its modularity. It's arguably easier to step between keys and scales in your works in 15edo than in 12edo.

One trick you can do is to write each movement (or segment or whatever you wish to call it) in a smaller scale, like putting your verse in onyx carnelian or writing a slendric scale introduction. Then, when you wish to switch your scale, use one of the larger scale degrees that contains both notes of your current scale and the target to make a transition. The greats of 15edo suggest a blackwood mode for this purpose, but a hyrulic mode could also work, in my opinion. This is a lot like transitioning between two keys in traditional music theory, but on a grander scale (pun unintended). By using the higher scale as a framework, you can enter a new scale without jarring the listener with a sudden note that shouldn't belong to the original scale.

I could even see sticking to a small scale, but opening up to a larger scale, perhaps with a dense, Follin-esque arpeggio, to make the chorus sound bolder. This is essentially the same idea as the previous, but hold the transition into a new scale (or do it anyway in the next verse - the world's your oyster).

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+==What to do with all these scales==
+You could, of course, stick to one scale or even one individual scale mode in your piece and be perfectly fine. The strategy works for 12edo, why not 15? However, what proponents of 15edo will say is that its strength is in its modularity. It's arguably easier to step between keys and scales in your works in 15edo than in 12edo.
+One trick you can do is to write each movement (or segment or whatever you wish to call it) in a smaller scale, like putting your verse in onyx carnelian or writing a slendric scale introduction. Then, when you wish to switch your scale, use one of the larger scale degrees that contains both notes of your current scale and the target to make a transition. The greats of 15edo suggest a blackwood mode for this purpose, but a hyrulic mode could also work, in my opinion. This is a lot like transitioning between two keys in traditional music theory, but on a grander scale (pun unintended). By using the higher scale as a framework, you can enter a new scale without jarring the listener with a sudden note that shouldn't belong to the original scale.
+I could even see sticking to a small scale, but opening up to a larger scale, perhaps with a dense, Follin-esque arpeggio, to make the chorus sound bolder. This is essentially the same idea as the previous, but hold the transition into a new scale (or do it anyway in the next verse - the world's your oyster).