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- 28 Nov 2010 19:31
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: Singing and Intonation
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Re: Singing and Intonation
Brief addendum to last post: We can also look at frequency ratios as a criterion, which is just another way of looking at the same tuning phenomenon. In this case, we find that the chromatic half step in the augmented prime in C# over C has a 25/24 frequency ratio, while the diatonic half step in Db...
- 28 Nov 2010 19:12
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: Singing and Intonation
- Replies: 20
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Re: Singing and Intonation
"For instance, if an exercise was performed in which the basses held a solid low C and the sopranos moved chromatically from a C up the octave (slowly, carefully tuning each note), what would be the intervallic relationship between each note and the pedal C?" - pml quoting Chris Chris, I w...
- 27 Nov 2010 00:06
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: Singing and Intonation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 71077
Re: Singing and Intonation
You're so very welcome! It's lovely to know that some intuit this without the mathematical understanding. In fact, that's the kind of ability that motivates looking for the rigorous explanation in the first place. The other attitude springs from clueless ears (i.e., not very musical).
- 14 Nov 2010 17:53
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: Singing and Intonation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 71077
Re: Singing and Intonation
"Would it be appropriate to sing a M3 as something other than 5/4 (maybe several cents sharp or flat) in certain circumstances even in a capella singing?" - Chris My response to this in training is that modern ears are used to equal tempered thirds, which are 13.7 cents sharp. (Stacking th...
- 13 Nov 2010 06:41
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: Singing and Intonation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 71077
Re: Singing and Intonation
In answer to pml's posted replies to mine, it should be clear from your quote from my post, pml, that I understood from the outset that it was quite possible that the elite choir in the questioner's original post was not drifting because of poor training. I was just covering a broader field of possi...
- 14 Oct 2010 06:39
- Forum: Musical questions
- Topic: Singing and Intonation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 71077
Re: Singing and Intonation
First, we have long had a strong interest in the issues your question involves from several perspectives, including just intonation, tuning theory, historical temperaments, and choral singing, and so we naturally have a strong interest in addressing your question. Qualifications include being a chor...