Actually, the birds in my neighborhood sing "in tune" to A=440. Weird,
I know, but then, I do live in the "Western" United States.
Ever since we started making them sing ensemble, they seem to have
adapted on their own.
C. Darwin
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On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 10:25 AM, IieoOoeiI@aol.com wrote:
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> Most of the eigthy-plus sounds coming out of my shakuhachi aren't
> going to light up a little green light on a machine. Restricting this
> lovely analogue instrument to a reductionist western scale is an
> abomination.
> The birds in my neighborhood all sing "out of tune," and nobody's
> complaining about it.
> U.M.
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