source file: mills3.txt Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 08:52:46 +0200 Subject: theories From: Aline Surman You know, I've realized something because of a recent post I saw on this forum. Somebody said that what's wrong with theorizing about tunings; it's harming no one, so why can't they just do it and have folks (like me) quit complaining...good question. So, I've now seen that one of my problems with reading those posts is simply that I do NOT understand a lot of the basic terms and how they're applied to music. I hear about, and have done some reading about, tonality diamonds, stellated hexany's and all, but I need to know what they are before I can feel like a participant in those sorts of discussions. Yes, I am a player first, but theory is vital to help folks keep inquiring and pushing forward. Some of you folks are way out there with this stuff, and that's a compliment...I would like to know more what's being discussed at times. Perhaps some of you guys can talk about some of the basic concepts of advanced theory and help bridge the gap that sometimes exists between the theorists and the street folks like me. Of course, the math is a different story because it's a whole language of concepts and symbols; I just do not have the time to get real heavy into it, and I know many others who feel the same way...still, I believe the basic idea of math, which seems to be explaining the Universe in terms of various numerical balances of sorts, is not so hard to see. I have the greatest respect for the amazing minds I've encountered on this forum...I cannot always keep up on the theory end, but I'd like to know more of what you're talking about...Hstick SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: george_kahriman@hotmail.com Subject: Ernest McClain PostedDate: 28-07-97 16:41:22 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 28-07-97 16:41:19-28-07-97 16:41:20,28-07-97 16:40:19-28-07-97 16:40:20 DeliveredDate: 28-07-97 16:40:20 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA v1.1 (385.6 5-6-1997)) with SMTP id C12564E2.0050ADAA; Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:41:13 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA23837; Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:41:22 +0200 Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:41:22 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA23839 Received: (qmail 8987 invoked from network); 28 Jul 1997 14:39:28 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 28 Jul 1997 14:39:28 -0000 Message-Id: <199707281437.HAA17101@f63.hotmail.com> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu