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** The lowest pitch of this instrument's traditional size is 8/1 above ''dó'' and it is an eight-holed instrument, one for each of the eight pitches, with the top note of the lowest register being identical to the lowest note in the next highest register.

* ''vód'': the natural horn

** The fundamental pitch is usually ~~''dó'' itself~~, though there have been smaller models of horn that are straight and have a fundamental pitch an octave higher, and some models have a pitch one octave lower than the traditional ''vód'', used for lower melodies.

** The fundamental pitch is usually 80, though there have been smaller models of horn that are straight and have a fundamental pitch an octave higher, and some models of modern ''vód'', most notably the ''Bládq'' company model have a pitch one octave lower than the traditional ''vód'', used for lower melodies.

* ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'': the bass drum

** This bass drum is usually square and single-headed. The skin is not fastened to the body of the bass drum, instead they are usually tied with rope. In modern ~~contexts~~ it is tuned to the tonic of the mode.

** This bass drum is usually square and single-headed. The skin is not fastened to the body of the bass drum, instead they are usually tied with rope. In modern pieces it is tuned to the tonic of the mode.

* ''ỏr'': the monochord

** This is usually tuned to ~~''dó'' itself~~, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.

** This is usually tuned to 80, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.

* ''slů{{grave}}'': the fiddle

** This is usually tuned to 4/~~1 6~~/~~1 over ''dó''~~. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.

** This is usually tuned to 82 122. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.

* ''lum jáq'': the guitar

** This is usually tuned to 81 121 82 122. This is played in the exact same manner as the Chinese ''ruan'' but it has a rectangular body.

* ''væ{{tilde}}'': shruti box

** This replaced an organ-like instrument, also formerly called the ''væ{{tilde}}'', which was used to provide drones. It has one reed for each of the eight pitch classes in two octaves, giving 16 reeds.

~~==Styles==~~

~~The most common folk style is a melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meters.~~

==Notation==

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83 93 103 113 123 133 143 153

84 94 104 114 124 134 144 154

The unit of time is the beat and usually no music uses any units of time smaller than the beat. Lengthenings are written using dashes. Hence rhythm is ~~very~~ additive.

The unit of time is the beat and usually no music uses any units of time smaller than the beat. Lengthenings are written using dashes. Hence rhythm is highly additive.

The ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' does not get its own staff, instead the beats are marked with slashes over the other instrumental parts. Some modern composers, like Fryd Glàng E{{tilde}}v-Sæ{{ring}} do not support this and instead use the ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as a pitched percussion instrument, using a set of three ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' tuned to 80, 100, and 120.

==Styles==

The most common folk style is a melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.

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 ** The lowest pitch of this instrument's traditional size is 8/1 above ''dó'' and it is an eight-holed instrument, one for each of the eight pitches, with the top note of the lowest register being identical to the lowest note in the next highest register.
 * ''vód'': the natural horn
-** The fundamental pitch is usually ''dó'' itself, though there have been smaller models of horn that are straight and have a fundamental pitch an octave higher, and some models have a pitch one octave lower than the traditional ''vód'', used for lower melodies.
+** The fundamental pitch is usually 8<sup>0</sup>, though there have been smaller models of horn that are straight and have a fundamental pitch an octave higher, and some models of modern ''vód'', most notably the ''Bládq'' company model have a pitch one octave lower than the traditional ''vód'', used for lower melodies.
 * ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'': the bass drum
-** This bass drum is usually square and single-headed. The skin is not fastened to the body of the bass drum, instead they are usually tied with rope. In modern contexts it is tuned to the tonic of the mode.
+** This bass drum is usually square and single-headed. The skin is not fastened to the body of the bass drum, instead they are usually tied with rope. In modern pieces it is tuned to the tonic of the mode.
 * ''ỏr'': the monochord
-** This is usually tuned to ''dó'' itself, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.
+** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>0</sup>, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.
 * ''slů{{grave}}'': the fiddle
-** This is usually tuned to 4/1 6/1 over ''dó''. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.
+** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup>. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.
 * ''lum jáq'': the guitar
 ** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>1</sup> 12<sup>1</sup> 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup>. This is played in the exact same manner as the Chinese ''ruan'' but it has a rectangular body.
 * ''væ{{tilde}}'': shruti box
 ** This replaced an organ-like instrument, also formerly called the ''væ{{tilde}}'', which was used to provide drones. It has one reed for each of the eight pitch classes in two octaves, giving 16 reeds.
-==Styles==
-The most common folk style is a melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meters.
 ==Notation==
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 <sup>3</sup> 9<sup>3</sup> 10<sup>3</sup> 11<sup>3</sup> 12<sup>3</sup> 13<sup>3</sup> 14<sup>3</sup> 15<sup>3</sup>
 <sup>4</sup> 9<sup>4</sup> 10<sup>4</sup> 11<sup>4</sup> 12<sup>4</sup> 13<sup>4</sup> 14<sup>4</sup> 15<sup>4</sup>
-The unit of time is the beat and usually no music uses any units of time smaller than the beat. Lengthenings are written using dashes. Hence rhythm is very additive.
+The unit of time is the beat and usually no music uses any units of time smaller than the beat. Lengthenings are written using dashes. Hence rhythm is highly additive.
 The ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' does not get its own staff, instead the beats are marked with slashes over the other instrumental parts. Some modern composers, like Fryd Glàng E{{tilde}}v-Sæ{{ring}} do not support this and instead use the ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as a pitched percussion instrument, using a set of three ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' tuned to 8<sup>0</sup>, 10<sup>0</sup>, and 12<sup>0</sup>.
+==Styles==
+The most common folk style is a melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.