What if the Greek mathemetician/philosopher Pythagoras had not discovered the relationship between musical tones and mathematics that became the foundation of the Western musical scale? (Information available at
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Tentative Answers: No-one would be learning such 'intimidating' things as keys and key signatures?

All music would sound "Arabian" or "East Indian" (full of quarter-tones etc.)?   

There's be no such thing as sounding "out of tune?"   Hmmmmmmm

Thanks for the thread, kat! I do love musical ponderings.

daylia