Methods for Learning Tunes

[Eric Renshaw]

I guess it's because a lot of the mathematics I have worked with over the years has involved using the frequency rather than the space domain that I have picked up bits and pieces of fascinating theory that relate to musical scales en route. However, I really must read Ian's book and get a far better and wider picture. So many thanks for all your contributions which are most helpful. Alistair asks whether anyone might detect the difference between a pure and a compromise note? If anyone is interested in this, or indeed the more physical aspects of musicology, you might like to note that Edinburgh University runs a highly active Acoustic Research Group (e.g. http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/acoustics/research.html). When I first started there as a young (yes, I was once!) lecturer in 1969 I seem to remember that there was just one person involved. Now there is a whole team.