
Sarah B. answered 05/15/19
Professional Tutor & Private Music Teacher
Read this thread. Very interesting conversations. https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/21940/are-octaves-fifths-fourths-and-thirds-considered-as-consonant-in-all-music-c
Keep in mind that Eastern musical traditions have intervals not found in Western music like quarter tones. Some Eastern music sounds out of tune for our Western ears when, in fact, it's perfectly atuned to their system.