
All-Scalar Set Theory
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Undergraduate thesis (Ball State)
All-scalar set theory is the idea of finding the connection between Forte's set theory and MOS theory. Julian Hook figured out how to enumerate the pitch class sets using the Polya Enumeration theorem, and doing something similar for scales by step size counts (such as 5 large steps, 2 small steps for the major scale) would completely illustrate the connection. In my thesis, I discovered several mathematical conversions, the most important being the exact permutations needed to turn a count of step sizes into pitch class sets, even with transpositional and inversional symmetry. You can read the paper here (Cardinal Scholar) or here (Issuu.com).
Lectures given (various)
At Ball State, UnTwelve 2016, SCI Student National 2016, and Microtonal Adventures Festival 2018, I lectured on this subject from various angles. To the right are some videos where you can see some of them:
Video series on basic principles
I created a short series of YouTube videos explaining scalar class sets from the ground up. It was fun to try and create them in the style of someone like ViHart or MinutePhysics. It doesn't have its own dedicated Youtube playlist because there are already too many playlists, but here are each of the videos, with the first to the right and the rest below.