Constructing a Pythagorean Scale

This applet illustrates the family of "Pythagorean" scales. Beginning with a root note and ending with this note played an octave higher, we fill in the scale by adding notes that are either a perfect fourth (4/3 of the frequency) or a perfect fifth (3/2 of the frequency) above existing notes. All notes are normalized to appear in the correct octave (by doubling or halving the frequency as necessary).

 

Ewan Kummel —

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
music  pythagorean  scale  sound 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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