My dog listens to microtonal music

I just finished listening to a microtonal CD I burned. Since I
haven't installed my new sound card, I had no idea what I was in for,
but what my dog's reaction was going to be I had not considered. This
is a dog which has been exposed to a wide range of classical music,
and who will listen to Ars Nova or Elliott Carter without batting an
eye.

Since I had no better organizing principle, I put things in (mostly)
alphabetical order, by (mostly) last names. When we got to Graham, my
dog freaked. He ran into the room barking at the Helmholtz Cult,
jumped up on the couch and stared at the speakers in a highly
agitated way. Jacky for some reason came in under her first name, and
was next in line. BlackJacky-2 calmed the dog down completely; he
actually started wagging his tail! He seemed more concerned over
GoldenConvegence, and when Lissak started up he decided it might be
safer to jump on my lap.

Then came McLaren. My poor little dog started trembling, though
whether that means he has rendered an opinion on the tuning of fifths
in the 23-et I can't say. He calmed down for Monzo, and now started
acting downright bored and blase. He perked up again for Sethes,
though it didn't seem to bother him, and started to look worried
again over Scott, who for some reason ended up after Starrett and
Szando.

Draw whatever conclusion from this story that you will, but I saw it
all happen!

--- In tuning@y..., genewardsmith@j... wrote:

/tuning/topicId_27779.html#27779

> I just finished listening to a microtonal CD I burned. Since I
> haven't installed my new sound card, I had no idea what I was in
for,
> but what my dog's reaction was going to be I had not considered.
This
> is a dog which has been exposed to a wide range of classical music,
> and who will listen to Ars Nova or Elliott Carter without batting
an
> eye.
>
> Since I had no better organizing principle, I put things in
(mostly)
> alphabetical order, by (mostly) last names. When we got to Graham,
my
> dog freaked. He ran into the room barking at the Helmholtz Cult,
> jumped up on the couch and stared at the speakers in a highly
> agitated way. Jacky for some reason came in under her first name,
and
> was next in line. BlackJacky-2 calmed the dog down completely; he
> actually started wagging his tail! He seemed more concerned over
> GoldenConvegence, and when Lissak started up he decided it might be
> safer to jump on my lap.
>
> Then came McLaren. My poor little dog started trembling, though
> whether that means he has rendered an opinion on the tuning of
fifths
> in the 23-et I can't say. He calmed down for Monzo, and now started
> acting downright bored and blase. He perked up again for Sethes,
> though it didn't seem to bother him, and started to look worried
> again over Scott, who for some reason ended up after Starrett and
> Szando.
>
> Draw whatever conclusion from this story that you will, but I saw
it
> all happen!

Hmmm... Curiously enough, many of us have the same reactions.... :)

________ ________ ________
Joseph Pehrson

--- In tuning@y..., genewardsmith@j... wrote:
> I just finished listening to a microtonal CD I burned. Since I
> haven't installed my new sound card, I had no idea what I was in
> for, but what my dog's reaction was going to be I had not
> considered.
<snip>
> When we got to Graham, my dog freaked. He ran into the room barking
> at the Helmholtz Cult, jumped up on the couch and stared at
> the speakers in a highly agitated way.
<snip>
> Then came McLaren. My poor little dog started trembling, though
> whether that means he has rendered an opinion on the tuning of
> fifths in the 23-et I can't say.
<snip>
> and started to look worried again over Scott, who for some reason
> ended up after Starrett and
<snip>

It's a little disconcerting that I can't frighten a dog like the other
kids. I will have to work on my composing skills a bit!

John Starrett

--- In tuning@y..., genewardsmith@j... wrote:
> Since I had no better organizing principle, I put things in
(mostly) alphabetical order, by (mostly) last names. When we got to
Graham, my dog freaked. He ran into the room barking at the Helmholtz
Cult, jumped up on the couch and stared at the speakers in a highly
> agitated way. Jacky for some reason came in under her first name,
and was next in line. BlackJacky-2 calmed the dog down completely; he
> actually started wagging his tail! He seemed more concerned over
> GoldenConvegence, and when Lissak started up he decided it might be
> safer to jump on my lap.
>
> Then came McLaren. My poor little dog started trembling, though
> whether that means he has rendered an opinion on the tuning of
fifths in the 23-et I can't say. He calmed down for Monzo, and now
started acting downright bored and blase. He perked up again for
Sethes, though it didn't seem to bother him, and started to look
worried again over Scott, who for some reason ended up after Starrett
and Szando.
>
> Draw whatever conclusion from this story that you will, but I saw
it all happen!

Ha ha ha!!! This is so great and totally funny!

On the floor in laughter!

Leave it to "man's best friend". Interesting that he found the
Blackjack tuning pleasant. Paul, I think you are onto something here -
but with a totally unexpected audience!

This is GREAT - thanks!

Jacky Ligon

--- In tuning@y..., "John Starrett" <jstarret@c...> wrote:
> It's a little disconcerting that I can't frighten a dog like the
other kids. I will have to work on my composing skills a bit!
>
> John Starrett

Stop it John! You're hurting me!

Laughing way too hard!

}: )

}: 0

Jacky

--- In tuning@y..., "John Starrett" <jstarret@c...> wrote:

> It's a little disconcerting that I can't frighten a dog like the
other
> kids. I will have to work on my composing skills a bit!

I wouldn't feel too bad about it--Partch never bothered him, which
makes his reaction all the more funny and unexpected.