Special subjects in music theory

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Transposing instruments

0.1 What is a transposing instrument?

0.2 Transposing and non-transposing instruments

0.3 Why are there transposing instruments?

1 Transposition: changing keys

Non-western music

What kind of music is that?

0.1 Western and non-western

0.2 Jazz, blues, and world music

0.4 Classical and art music

0.5 Folk and popular music

0.6 Suggestions for listening and further study

0.8 Western classical

0.9 Non-western classical

0.10 Western folk

0.11 Non-western folk

0.12 Music that combines western and non-western traditions

1 Tuning systems

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Tuning based on the harmonic series

1.3 Pythagorean intonation

1.4 Mean-tone system

1.5 Just intonation

1.6 Temperament

1.7 Well temperaments

1.8 Equal temperament

1.9 A comparison of equal temperament with the harmonic series

1.10 Beats and wide tuning

1.11 Further study

2 Scales that are not major or minor

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Scales and western music

2.3 Pentatonic scales

2.4 Dividing the octave, more or less

2.5 Constructing a blues scale

2.6 Modes and ragas

2.7 Other scales

3 Modes and ragas: more than just a scale

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The classical greek modes

3.3 The medieval church modes

3.5 The ragas of classical indian music

3.7 Bibliography

4 Indian classical music: tuning and ragas

4.1 Introduction

4.5 Acknowledgements and suggested resources

Source: OpenStax, Special subjects in music theory. OpenStax CNX. Feb 04, 2005 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10220/1.5

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