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Re:Music theory for nerds by zhemao on Monday September 19, 2016 @02:42PM (#12533671)
That's because music theory books are written for musicians, not mathematicians. It is a theory, just an empirical one and not a mathematical one.

The circle of fifths is not magic. Every step you take on the circle of fifths moves one note in the key by a semitone.

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Re:Music theory for nerds by tgb on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:52PM (#12545058)
To clarify, I was saying that the presentation of the circle of fifths was as if it were magical. By itself, the circle of fifths is descriptive more than it is explanatory.
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