Quarter Tone Ear Training

Quarter Tone Resources

Brandon Quinn’s book, Introduction to Quarter Tone Composition, introduces composers to the world of 24-TET, the unique types of melodies and harmonies made possible by quarter tones, and provides instructions on how to compose quarter tone music for common instruments.

Quinn’s book, Quarter Tone Technique for Saxophone, introduces multiple fingerings for all playable quarter tones throughout the range, gives studies in quarter tone scales and chords, and ten etudes that fully exploit the quarter tone technique and the unique melodies and harmonies this technique makes possible