Re: [scots-l] What makes a style "Scottish?"

[Clarsaich]

In a message dated 7/9/01 9:01:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< Non-tempered scales are common in a lot of kinds of music, >>

I remember studying accompanying (piano) at college when I was working on my 
degree is *classical* music. I was working with a violinist, and she 
complained about the piano. "I hate playing with tempered instruments, I have 
to make my flats sound sharp and my sharps sound flat," she said. So it's not 
just folk music...

By the way, I was told by my piano tuner that it is common to sharpen the 
treble on a piano to make it sound brighter. He suggested this as a possible 
reason why I have trouble when I tune my harp by ear...I always pull the 
treble a bit sharp.

--Cynthia Cathcart
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