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=**<span style="line-height: 1.5;">A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet</span>**= ==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! ===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. ===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". ==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 [[MicrotonalListeningList]] for the former, and the [[Software]] and [[MicrotonalInstruments|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! ==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: <span class="s4">[[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/|Yahoo tuning list]]</span> - the oldest mailing list about tuning. If you ask a good question, you will receive some good answers. A large membership means potential for a huge variety of voices, though discussion is often dominated by the list "<span class="s4">[[xenharmonic/tuning regulars|regulars]]</span>". <span class="s4">[[http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning-math/|Yahoo tuning-math list]]</span> - An outgrowth of [tuning], a haven for the math-savvy. Much of <span class="s5">[[xenharmonic/contemporary temperament theory|contemporary temperament theory]]</span> was developed by people here. <span class="s4">[[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/|Yahoo MakeMicroMusic list]]</span> - Another outgrowth of [tuning], in the direction of, let's hear some music! The emphasis is on sharing original microtonal music, which sometimes unfortunately devolves into endless tech-talk. <span class="s6">[[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2229924481&v=wall|"The Xenharmonic Alliance" group on Facebook]]</span> [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/|"Xenwiki Work Group" on Facebook]] - dedicated mostly to improvements of this wiki
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<html><head><title>GeneralDiscussion</title></head><body><!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h1> --><h1 id="toc0"><a name="A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 --><strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet</span></strong></h1> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:<h2> --><h2 id="toc1"><a name="A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet-1. Read Read Read"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->1. Read Read Read</h2> <br /> 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!<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:<h3> --><h3 id="toc2"><a name="A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet-1. Read Read Read-1a Remain Skeptical"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->1a Remain Skeptical</h3> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:6:<h3> --><h3 id="toc3"><a name="A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet-1. Read Read Read-1b Tools, not Rules"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:6 -->1b Tools, not Rules</h3> <br /> 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".<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:<h2> --><h2 id="toc4"><a name="A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet-2. Listen and Play"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 -->2. Listen and Play</h2> <br /> 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 <a class="wiki_link" href="/MicrotonalListeningList">MicrotonalListeningList</a> for the former, and the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Software">Software</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/MicrotonalInstruments">Instruments</a> 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!<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:<h2> --><h2 id="toc5"><a name="A guide to learning about tunings on the Internet-3. Network"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 -->3. Network</h2> Naturally, some find it encouraging to interact with others working in the same area of study. Here are a few relevant online communities:<br /> <br /> <span class="s4"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo tuning list</a></span> - the oldest mailing list about tuning. If you ask a good question, you will receive some good answers. A large membership means potential for a huge variety of voices, though discussion is often dominated by the list "<span class="s4"><a class="wiki_link" href="http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/tuning%20regulars">regulars</a></span>".<br /> <br /> <span class="s4"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning-math/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo tuning-math list</a></span> - An outgrowth of [tuning], a haven for the math-savvy. Much of <span class="s5"><a class="wiki_link" href="http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/contemporary%20temperament%20theory">contemporary temperament theory</a></span> was developed by people here.<br /> <br /> <span class="s4"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo MakeMicroMusic list</a></span> - Another outgrowth of [tuning], in the direction of, let's hear some music! The emphasis is on sharing original microtonal music, which sometimes unfortunately devolves into endless tech-talk.<br /> <br /> <span class="s6"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2229924481&v=wall" rel="nofollow">"The Xenharmonic Alliance" group on Facebook</a></span><br /> <br /> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/" rel="nofollow">"Xenwiki Work Group" on Facebook</a> - dedicated mostly to improvements of this wiki</body></html>