1. Why is the pitch, C-256, adopted for scientific discussion, and
what is this pitch called?

2. The tone G forms the root (1) in the key of G. What does it
form in the key of C? What in F? What in D?

3. What tone is produced by a 2/3 segment of a string? What by a
1/2 segment? What by a 4/5 segment?

4. (a) What intervals must be tuned absolutely perfect?

(b) In the two intervals that must be tempered, the third and the
fifth, which will bear the greater deviation?

5. What would be the result if we should tune from 2C to 3C by a
succession of perfect thirds?

6. Do you understand the facts set forth in Proposition I, in this
lesson?




LESSON XIII.

~RATIONALE OF THE TEMPERAMENT.~ (Concluded from Lesson XII.)

PROPOSITION II.