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 When tetrachords from Hetom became popular, scholar ___ tried to extend the early 22-note system to make it more compatible with playing various tetrachords found in Hetomic music theory. The result was a scale of 34 notes per octave.
-As later Shalian music saw a move away from tetrachords and towards more harmonic, chord-based sounds, emphasizing 7-limit intervals became desirable. Thus fixed pitch instruments were tuned to 22-note well-tempered scales with good harmonic sevenths. Modern Shalian music is standardized to 22-tone equal temperament, which does not always reflect musical reality exactly, as unaccompanied Shalian polyphonic vocal music is intoned more accurately.
+As Shalian music embraced vocal polyphony it saw a move away from tetrachords and towards more harmonic, chord-based sounds. Emphasizing JI ratios of 7 became desirable. Thus fixed pitch instruments were tuned to 22-note well-tempered scales with good harmonic sevenths. Modern Shalian music is standardized to 22-tone equal temperament, which does not always reflect musical reality exactly, as unaccompanied Shalian polyphonic vocal music is intoned more accurately.
 ===Instruments===