Math and Music: Harmonious Connections (Paperback)

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Dale Seymour Publications (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866518290
• ISBN-13: 978-0866518291
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 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.com Sales Rank: #253,158 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 25 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

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

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.

29 of 37 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

By A Customer

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.

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Charles Madden (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.