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Instruments: Drums, metallophones, lithophones, voice
Instruments: Drums, metallophones, lithophones, voice


Tuning: Approximately 10-tone equal temperament, with a stretched octave. Zoomers use tonal harmony and modulations based on 7-note scales in 10edo, built by stacking neutral thirds (~ 360 cents).
Tuning: Approximately 10-tone equal temperament, with a stretched octave. Zoom musicians use tonal harmony and modulations based on 7-note scales in 10edo, built by stacking neutral thirds (~ 360 cents). However, depending on the village, natives may not tune in 10 exactly equal steps.
*2 1 1 2 1 2 1
 
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The scales are given below in scales, with their approximate pitches based on C. (+ = half sharp, d = half flat)
 
The five "basic" modes are:
*2 1 2 1 2 1 1 (≈ C D+ Ed F# G Bdb B C)
*2 1 2 1 1 2 1 (≈ C D+ Ed F# G Ad B C)
*2 1 1 2 1 2 1 (≈ C D+ Ed F G Ad B C)
*1 2 1 2 1 2 1 (≈ C Db Ed F G Ad B C)
*1 2 1 2 1 1 2 (≈ C Db Ed F G Ad Bdb C)
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