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==== The harmonic series ==== | ==== The harmonic series ==== | ||
An absolute musical pitch can be labeled with a precise frequency, e.g. A below middle-C is 220hz. But most musical tones are a combination of multiple frequencies at once. A single guitar string may contain A-110 along with A-220, E-330, A-440, etc. In that case, there's a simple pattern: the lowest frequency (also called the "fundamental") and multiples of it. Such a pattern is called a ''harmonic series'', and each of the frequencies are called ''harmonics''. String instruments, wind instruments, and even the human voice all make ''harmonic'' sounds that follow the harmonic series, | An absolute musical pitch can be labeled with a precise frequency, e.g. A below middle-C is 220hz. But most musical tones are a combination of multiple frequencies at once. A single guitar string may contain A-110 along with A-220, E-330, A-440, etc. In that case, there's a simple pattern: the lowest frequency (also called the "fundamental") and multiples of it. Such a pattern is called a ''harmonic series'', and each of the frequencies are called ''harmonics''. | ||
String instruments, wind instruments, and even the human voice all make ''harmonic'' sounds that follow the harmonic series. In contrast, drums and bells can have other combinations which are ''inharmonic''. Understanding the harmonic series is <u>essential</u> for understanding most microtonal music theory. | |||
For more on harmonics, see Andrew Huang's excellent video introduction: https://youtu.be/Wx_kugSemfY and Vi Hart's more in-depth discussion: https://youtu.be/i_0DXxNeaQ0 | |||
== Just Intonation (JI) part 1 == | == Just Intonation (JI) part 1 == | ||