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= ~~Intro~~ =

= An Ode to Xenharmonics =

~~Hi!~~ I'm an ~~amateur composer from Toronto~~, ~~Canada~~. I ~~discovered microtonality when I was 16~~ in ~~2006/7 when~~ my ~~composition instructor showed~~ me ~~the harmonic series justification~~ for ~~common practice harmony ala Rameau, which led~~ me to ~~discover Harry Partch and the old Yahoo mail lists (mostly MMM and Tuning) which I occasionally lurked until they ended~~. ~~The main tunings~~ I ~~focus on are the Harmonic Series~~, ~~24-EDO~~, ~~22-EDO~~, ~~16-EDO~~, and ~~world scales~~, and ~~my main inspirations~~ and ~~influences are the standard Western repertoire (especially Palestrina, Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart~~, and ~~Chopin)~~, ~~Harry Partch~~, and ~~my more minor influences are Disney~~ music, ~~Balkan folk music~~, and ~~First Nations drumming (especially Cree and Ojibwe). Though~~ I ~~was trained in violin and piano, I've also spent time studying the erhu and making instruments for the purposes~~ of ~~microtonal composition~~. ~~Currently I exclusively play retuned electronic keyboards~~.

There are times when I feel like music and I are in an abusive relationship, bound by an obsessive, controlling, toxic, yet profound and all-consuming love.

But I know in my heart that the love is one-sided, and music doesn’t love me back.

Still, for fleeting moments I feel a pure and earnest naivety that strikes me to my core.

In those moments, I see music as it truly is: abused, exploited, stripped of its innocence, yet still carrying the spark of what it once was.

I feel its longing to heal and be free.

And so my love turns to compassion, and I commit myself not to possessing or mastering music, but to emancipating it.

I stop thinking about what music gives me, and start thinking about what I can give music.

To be a witness to and an advocate for its liberation, and to make space where it can step outside its cages, sing as it was never allowed, and be itself.

I no longer expect music to love me back, or even want it to, and I feel fortunate to experience even a fleeting moment of its truth.

And that is enough for me.

= Writings/Articles =

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-= Intro =
+= An Ode to Xenharmonics =
-Hi! I'm an amateur composer from Toronto, Canada. I discovered microtonality when I was 16 in 2006/7 when my composition instructor showed me the harmonic series justification for common practice harmony ala Rameau, which led me to discover Harry Partch and the old Yahoo mail lists (mostly MMM and Tuning) which I occasionally lurked until they ended. The main tunings I focus on are the Harmonic Series, 24-EDO, 22-EDO, 16-EDO, and world scales, and my main inspirations and influences are the standard Western repertoire (especially Palestrina, Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart, and Chopin), Harry Partch, and my more minor influences are Disney music, Balkan folk music, and First Nations drumming (especially Cree and Ojibwe). Though I was trained in violin and piano, I've also spent time studying the erhu and making instruments for the purposes of microtonal composition. Currently I exclusively play retuned electronic keyboards.
+There are times when I feel like music and I are in an abusive relationship, bound by an obsessive, controlling, toxic, yet profound and all-consuming love.
+But I know in my heart that the love is one-sided, and music doesn’t love me back.
+Still, for fleeting moments I feel a pure and earnest naivety that strikes me to my core.
+In those moments, I see music as it truly is: abused, exploited, stripped of its innocence, yet still carrying the spark of what it once was.
+I feel its longing to heal and be free.
+And so my love turns to compassion, and I commit myself not to possessing or mastering music, but to emancipating it.
+I stop thinking about what music gives me, and start thinking about what I can give music.
+To be a witness to and an advocate for its liberation, and to make space where it can step outside its cages, sing as it was never allowed, and be itself.
+I no longer expect music to love me back, or even want it to, and I feel fortunate to experience even a fleeting moment of its truth.
+And that is enough for me.
 = Writings/Articles =