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=Favourite tunings=
=Favourite tunings=
==Main interests==
===Main interests within Western music===
Most Western musicians only know 12edo, and my musical background is mainly classical, so my main interests have been in Pythagorean and meantone. I'm quite active in church despite being non-religious, and most of the alternative tunings I introduce to others are flatter-than-12 meantones as they're relatively easy to get into. I also give them a brief rundown on the rationale behind why,
Most Western musicians only know 12edo, and my musical background is mainly classical, so my main interests have been in Pythagorean and meantone. I'm quite active in church despite being non-religious, and most of the alternative tunings I introduce to others are flatter-than-12 meantones as they're relatively easy to get into. I also give them a brief rundown on the rationale behind why,


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* [[19edo]] as ⅓-comma meantone
* [[19edo]] as ⅓-comma meantone
* [[31edo]] as ¼-comma meantone
* [[31edo]] as ¼-comma meantone
* [[43edo]] as ⅕-comma meantone, currently my favourite alternative tuning for post Mediǣval Western music
* [[43edo]] as ⅕-comma meantone, currently my favourite alternative tuning for post-Mediǣval Western music


==Beyond traditional Western theory==
===Beyond traditional Western music===
For xenharmony and music beyond meantone, [[27edo]] and [[46edo]] are my main tunings of interest.
For xenharmony and music beyond meantone, [[27edo]] and [[46edo]] are my main tunings of interest.

Revision as of 10:35, 9 March 2024

Hi! I'm primarily a music theorist and singer nowadays, though most of my musical training is in classical piano and cello.

My musical experience

Piano and keyboard: 2004–2017 (K–12), 2022–present

Cello: 2009–2017 (Grades 5–12)

Voice: 2020–present

Voice type: Baritone / bass-baritone
Chest voice: E♭2 to E4 (77–340 Hz)
Can go down to D2 (72–74 Hz) if needed
Can belt up to ~G4 (390–400 Hz), A♭4 (415–425 Hz) on occasion
Mixed voice: C4–C5 (260–540 Hz)
Falsetto and head voice: D4 to E♭5 (290–630 Hz)
Can reach E5 (655–665 Hz) and F5 (695–705 Hz)

I've also been told I have "perfect pitch" since I acquired the ability to recognise notes (in A = 440 Hz and 12edo) from a young age, though I have grown increasingly disdainful towards the terms "perfect pitch" and "absolute pitch" since late 2022.

Favourite tunings

Main interests within Western music

Most Western musicians only know 12edo, and my musical background is mainly classical, so my main interests have been in Pythagorean and meantone. I'm quite active in church despite being non-religious, and most of the alternative tunings I introduce to others are flatter-than-12 meantones as they're relatively easy to get into. I also give them a brief rundown on the rationale behind why,

  • Quarter tones (24edo) as an extension of 12edo with good approximations of the no-sevens 11- and 13-odd limit
  • Sixth tones (36edo) as an extension of 12edo with very accurate harmonic sevenths
  • 19edo as ⅓-comma meantone
  • 31edo as ¼-comma meantone
  • 43edo as ⅕-comma meantone, currently my favourite alternative tuning for post-Mediǣval Western music

Beyond traditional Western music

For xenharmony and music beyond meantone, 27edo and 46edo are my main tunings of interest.