Velvet Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 This guy has done a mathematical analysis of a bunch of Beatles music, including The Chord, and lots of other stuff. He was on Ontario Today today and will be lecturing at Carleton tomorrow in the new-ish Azrieli Pavillion (next to Dunton Tower). I think the lecture is free.A HARD DAY'S MATHConnections of Mathematics and MusicMathematics and music are a match made in heaven.The ancient Greeks elevated both to the same level, and even the most unschooled rock musician uses more mathematics than he or she realizes.This talk will survey some of the most interesting connections between mathematics and music, including:-trigonometric identities and tunings-small fractions and musical intervals-circular seating arrangements, scales and rhythm guitar-derivation of the blues and graph colourings-the musical art of being ambiguous (or not)-musical and mathematical transformations with a discussion of some application of mathematics carried out on some musical mysteries surrounding The Beatles, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeahâ€.About the speakerJason I. Brown is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie University, and has written over 60 research articles. His work, which uses mathematics to uncover mysteries surrounding the music of the Beatles has garnered worldwide attention, including national and international newspapers, CBC, BBC and NPR radio, Guitar Player magazine, and the web sites of Wired and the Wall Street Journal.His new book, "Our Days Are Numbered", explains how mathematics can make life not only more interesting and meaningful, but more creative for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 awesome! wish I could be there. This really is the reason I (try) and do what I do - math and music both fascinate me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossolee Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 - math and music both fascinate me... Tungsten must have mixed up "math and music" with porn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 you mean "porn and porn"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 check out http://musimathics.com/I've been reading the books for a little while and they are amazing... completely changed the way I think when I play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 My 12 string rickenbacker can prove this theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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