That's not just the way it is

> From: genewardsmith@j...
> To: tuning-math@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Mon Sep 3, 2001 6:58 pm
> Subject: Re: Black magic
/tuning-math/message/955
>
>
> It all really started in grade school, where a music
> teacher came into class and told us about white keys
> and black keys, and how there were seven notes to the
> scale and twelve to the octave. When I asked "Why?",
> she said "That's just the way it is." This sort of
> answer never makes me happy.

Hmmm ... that's *exactly* the same reason Brian McLaren
gives for his getting interested in microtonality!

So, schools are doing their part to stimulate and educate
microtonalists after all! :)

(BTW, all puns in the body text *and* in the subject line
fully intended!)

-monz

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