ABSTRACT
There is a very common, but very erroneous, notion prevalent as to the nature of the series of sounds used in modern music. Many people, and among them some thoughtful musicians, are disposed to believe that the suc cession of notes in our present diatonic scale is suggested directly by the laws of nature. It comes natural to them to sing the scale, and they imagine that this is the result of some natural instinct which prompts them to adopt this exact succession of notes as peculiarly pleasing and satisfactory to the ear.
