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Sounds harmonious - for iPod/iPhone

The Open University•www3.open.ac.uk
Education
Higher Education
Math can be applied to pretty much everything in existence, and music is of no exception. Across this album, The Open University's Alan Graham shares his wealth of knowledge on the relationship between music and math, demonstrates many easy-to-follow theories and examples, and performs several pieces of traditional music with his band Betty's Kitchen. This material forms part of The Open University course MU120 Open mathematics.
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Music and math

The Open University's Alan Graham shares his knowledge on the link between music and math, and his band Betty's Kitchen perform several songs and talk us through their instruments.

Jul 26, 2009•7 min

Transcript -- Music and math

Transcript -- The Open University's Alan Graham shares his knowledge on the link between music and math, and his band Betty's Kitchen perform several songs and talk us through their instruments.

Jul 26, 2009

Pitch and time

This track looks at the relationship between pitch and time in musical notation and illustrates how vibrations produce musical notes and how pitch is determined.

Jul 26, 2009•3 min

Transcript -- Pitch and time

Transcript -- This track looks at the relationship between pitch and time in musical notation and illustrates how vibrations produce musical notes and how pitch is determined.

Jul 26, 2009

Musical frequencies

This track shows us how tuning forks produce sine waves and uses the oscilloscope to demonstrate how different instruments produce different sine waves.

Jul 26, 2009•3 min

Transcript -- Musical frequencies

Transcript -- This track shows us how tuning forks produce sine waves and uses the oscilloscope to demonstrate how different instruments produce different sine waves.

Jul 26, 2009

Sine curves

Alan Graham, of The Open University, explains the mathematical origin of sine curves and also uses a bodhrán (Irish frame drum) for an example.

Jul 26, 2009•4 min

Transcript -- Sine curves

Transcript -- Alan Graham, of The Open University, explains the mathematical origin of sine curves and also uses a bodhrán (Irish frame drum) for an example.

Jul 26, 2009

Octaves and scales

This track explores the relationships between notes and scales on a keyboard through the use of three popular scales.

Jul 26, 2009•4 min

Transcript -- Octaves and scales

Transcript -- This track explores the relationships between notes and scales on a keyboard through the use of three popular scales.

Jul 26, 2009

Rhythmic patterns

Alan Graham of The Open University explains how he used a simple mathematical diagram to play a musical rhythm of 3/2, and demonstrates the beat on the bongos.

Jul 26, 2009•2 min

Transcript -- Rhythmic patterns

Transcript -- Alan Graham of The Open University explains how he used a simple mathematical diagram to play a musical rhythm of 3/2, and demonstrates the beat on the bongos.

Jul 26, 2009
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