Re: [MMM] Approach to JI: Why yourself?

>>>Anyway, I think the best advice for a beginner is to draw a
>>>lattice first in 5-limit, then move on to 7, then 11 if you
>>>want. See how everything is related to each other. I was told
>>>the same thing by some of the veterans.
>>
>>Didn't Jay say he wanted a non-theoretical approach, based
>>on listening to his playing and talking to himself?
>
>My approach to JI is not to think in terms of limits, but rather,
>just go straight to the raw Overtone Series.

Did Jay even mention the overtone series?

-Carl

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Carl Lumma <ekin@l...> wrote:
> >>>Anyway, I think the best advice for a beginner is to draw a
> >>>lattice first in 5-limit, then move on to 7, then 11 if you
> >>>want. See how everything is related to each other. I was told
> >>>the same thing by some of the veterans.
> >>
> >>Didn't Jay say he wanted a non-theoretical approach, based
> >>on listening to his playing and talking to himself?
> >
> >My approach to JI is not to think in terms of limits, but rather,
> >just go straight to the raw Overtone Series.
>
> Did Jay even mention the overtone series?

Sorry, I see you've changed the thread.

-C.

Carl Lumma wrote:

>>>>Anyway, I think the best advice for a beginner is to draw a >>>>lattice first in 5-limit, then move on to 7, then 11 if you >>>>want. See how everything is related to each other. I was told
>>>>the same thing by some of the veterans. >>>> >>>>
>>> >>>Didn't Jay say he wanted a non-theoretical approach, based >>>on listening to his playing and talking to himself? >>> >>>
>>My approach to JI is not to think in terms of limits, but rather,
>>just go straight to the raw Overtone Series.
>> >>
>
>Did Jay even mention the overtone series?
> >
And where do those wonderful JI ratios come from Carl?

I think both approaches are valid.

As a fretless guitar player, I'm thinking ratios when I play. But I was using ratios
for 6 or 7 years before I got a fretless guitar. And I tend to think in terms of theory
whenever or whatever I'm coposing or playing.

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