Category Archives for Math
What is tonicization? Happy Birthday!
Chances are that you already know what tonicization is, only you may call it something different or may not have a name for it at all. Tonicization is among the most fundamental of concepts in music theory, but initially it … Continue reading
Leonardo Da Vinci: art, math, and music embodied
We can’t talk about the intersection of art, math, and music without addressing the elephant in the room. Leonardo Da Vinci we’re looking at you, sir. He was an author, naturalist, map-maker, geologist, anatomist, inventor, mathematician, engineer, architect, painter, bosssssss. … Continue reading
The Sacrament of the Last Supper – Salvador Dali
I’ve never seen this Dali painting before! Crazy. It’s like hearing a hit song by one of your favorite bands, that you somehow missed over the years. The golden ratio abounds in this painting. It’s in the table, the pentagonal … Continue reading
You said it, brother…
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=255285
Astronomical
What a tremendous waste of paper…cool idea though, and beautifully executed. Recycle? http://mishka.lockandhenner.com/blog/?cat=45
Tool’s Into Math
Or at least their music would seem to suggest as such… Here’s a link to an article about how the Fibonacci sequence figures prominently in the album Lateralus, by Tool. http://www.upvenue.com/music-news/blog-headline/1142/fibonacci-in-tool-s-lateralus.html This is definitely one my favorite albums of … Continue reading
What is four notes then?
Four notes is also a chord. The addition of a fourth note just changes the value of the chord, and introduces the need for more accurate taxonomy. It adds complexity. We’ve talked about how chord tones can be distinguished from … Continue reading
Three Notes Is A Chord
When three different notes are sounding simultaneously they create the first instance of a chord. Chords can have many more than just three notes, but I would argue that they may have no less than three. Two notes is afterall … Continue reading