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presents
Keys
to unlock the secrets
of the harmonic series
and overtone singing
From the perspective of the harmonic series music is the language of integers
- its atoms and molecules are primes and compounds of primes
One winding of the octave spiral corresponds to one octave – we return to the same quality on a
new pitch level:
1-2-4-8-16-... are octaves of the fundamental. 3-6-12-... are octaves of the perfect fifth.
5-10-... are octaves of the just major third. Etc.