Chapter 3
Notes and Harmony
Chapter Contents
3.1.1 Musical notes and their fundamental frequency
3.1.2 Musical notes and their harmonics
3.1.3 Musical intervals between harmonics
3.2.1 Place theory of pitch perception
3.2.2 Problems with the place theory
3.2.3 Temporal theory of pitch perception
3.2.4 Problems with the temporal theory
3.2.5 Contemporary theory of pitch perception
3.2.6 Secondary aspects of pitch perception
3.3.1 Harmonics and the development of Western harmony
3.3.2 Consonance and dissonance
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