User:Thomas Österheld/EDO36

Though the basic idea of #thirtysixthirtysix or #3636 (what do you think)  (with a reference to the song in the year 2525 is an experimental rule for a larger group of improvising-composing people that can musicians in the broadest sense or maybe even artists that are somehow attracted by the idea.

Inspired by the equal division of the octave in 36 tones instead of twelve tones which should actually define the sound of the tune every artist is invited to search for other parameters where using 36 variations instead of 12 is interesting.

The idea can be executed fairly strict in a kind of "upgrade" of your musical repertoire from 12 to 36 parameters. But, of course, you can just reflect on the idea of 3 options instead of 1 option, or 6 instead of 2 etc.

hunters or collectors?
No doubt: Our ability to quickly derive a yes or no decision from overwhelming complex situation is the key to survival, both as individual and as mankind. This ability is so important that you should never ever complain about people reacting wrong based on this reflex. It just makes no sense to ignore that during 3 Billion years of evolution we were trained to fear the unknown. To trust only your family and your tribe etc. The rest of the world is maybe of categories like food - no food. Male, Female. Rules are strict, criminals are killed. War was about taking everything from the enemy, killing men or selling them as slaves etc.

wording, sex, gender...
This concept is maybe quite common from other areas in our society where we are trying to establish better wordings and categories in many areas. Most obvious one is the sex of a person. While maybe for 1.000.000 years man is divided in female and male we are witnesses of a substantial progress: In many countries a third gender is legally accepted. Even better: Gender sensitive organisations also do their udmost to respect peoples identity that are underway to a new gender: the he => she person often still has a male name in the passport and needs official documents with this name. But letters are written with Dear Sue, instead of Dear John, and in a seminar this female looking person sleeps with other females.