Depends on where you decide the tonic is - you and I start on G - he started
on D - start on E and it's Aeolian, etc.

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:18 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi James
> Well, in terms of tuning I meant tweaking the tangents so they sound
> 'right' in non-diatonic scales. Melissa or someone who plays
> middle-eastern music would know more about that.
> meanwhile my son the music student came home from university yesterday,
> had a go on the new instrument, and commented 'mmm. ..D mixolydian (with
> flattened seventh)...interesting tuning'. What are my options here: a) OK
> kid, you know more than I do, better take over b)stop showing up your
> mother already!!! c) see if we can work out a common repertoire (he plays
> mostly British tunes on mondola and guitar)
> Suggestions please...
> Clare
>
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