The Tempered Scale
Octave divided into 12 equal intervals
Semitone ratio x: x12 = 2
x = 1.05946Ö.
How to calculate tempered frequency ratios:
Example on blackboard:
fifth - 7 semitones
major third - 4 semitones
3/27/2001
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