This document discusses the application of abstract algebra concepts to music theory. It explains the circle of fifths, which is a geometric representation of the relationships between the 12 pitch classes in the chromatic scale. The circle of fifths allows musicians to understand and describe these relationships. The document also discusses Pythagoras' contributions to understanding consonance and dissonance in music theory through identifying numerical ratios between musical intervals. Pythagoras recognized that more consonant intervals had ratios of smaller integers, like the unison, fourth, and fifth intervals.