Math and Music: Harmonious Connections [Paperback]

Trudi Hammel Garland (Author), Charity Vaughan Kahn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1995

From the beat of a tribal drum to a choir of crickets--music is everywhere. Math and Music explores the music of various cultures and the sounds heard in nature while highlighting the mathematical concepts, such as proportion, patterns, Fibonacci numbers,

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Dale Seymour Publications; 1st edition (April 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866518290
• ISBN-13: 978-0866518291
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was a pleasant surprise as a gift to me., July 13, 2000

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Sam Sagittarius "imagik" (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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I received this unexpectantly. I enjoyed this thoroughly. I would recommend this to any one who is new to the concept of Math and Music being related and needing a rather easy and non complex explanation. The author diagrams nicely the examples with the explanations. I really think this book would be good a text book in either a high school music or math course in the history of the subject. Thank you to the person who knew me well enough to give this to me. I like this book so much that I almost read it cover to cover in one sitting.

31 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real eye opener on how math affects more than you thought., March 5, 1999

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This review is from: Math and Music: Harmonious Connections (Paperback)

This book was one of the handiest and dandiest things I've ever read. It's extremely interesting, so long as you know what you're talking about. If you're not in a high level of mathematic capabilities, a lot of this will seem like junk that is interesting, but you have no clue how it works. It reveals some of the most interesting phonomena I've ever heard of, such as the flicker noise. Scaling fractals, harmonies of the worlds. This is what got me interested in astrophisics. It's a great book. Read it, live it, love it.

16 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Fibonacci Numbers for younger readers, August 26, 2002

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This review is from: Math and Music: Harmonious Connections (Paperback)

This book is well-crafted and interesting. It should hold the interest of all beginners in this topic.

It is not without its faults, however. As discussed in my book Fractals in Music, the analysis of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as based on Fibonacci numbers is not correct.