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The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 222 vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles traditionally have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:

* for ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch 8

* for the first group, ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch class 8

* for ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch 10

* for the second group, ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch class 10

* for ''Jav Læ{{cdb}}q, Hír Må̉r'' and ''Mèd'' the tonic is pitch 12

* for the third group, ''Jav Læ{{cdb}}q, Hír Må̉r'' and ''Mèd'' the tonic is pitch class 12

The octave in Æ music plays a central role as the interval of equivalence, so this document will use the English term "octave" for lack of a Æ term that is universally agreed upon by Æ musicians. This means that there are only eight pitch classes in traditional Æ music.

Sometimes pieces modulate from any mode from the first group to the third group, and vice versa.

== Instruments ==

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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.

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 ''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.

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 The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 2<sup>22</sup> vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles traditionally have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:
-* for ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch 8
+* for the first group, ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch class 8
-* for ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch 10
+* for the second group, ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch class 10
-* for ''Jav Læ{{cdb}}q, Hír Må̉r'' and ''Mèd'' the tonic is pitch 12
+* for the third group, ''Jav Læ{{cdb}}q, Hír Må̉r'' and ''Mèd'' the tonic is pitch class 12
 The octave in Æ music plays a central role as the interval of equivalence, so this document will use the English term "octave" for lack of a Æ term that is universally agreed upon by Æ musicians. This means that there are only eight pitch classes in traditional Æ music.
+Sometimes pieces modulate from any mode from the first group to the third group, and vice versa.
 == Instruments ==
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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.
+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 ''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>.