The Science and Mathematics of Music:

Harmony and Acoustics, Theory and Art
 

The Physics & Physiology of Harmony
and The Mathematics of Music Theory

Why do we think musical harmony sounds good?

Musical Harmony — Music and Math by Craig Rusbult

I.O.U. – In the near future (late-September 2019), I will find-select-organize more pages & videos.

• VIDEOS – Science of Music (Bill Nye, 42:22) – Wave Physics (Crash Course, 10:34) – Physics of Sound & Music (John Halpin, U of Warwick, 45:39) – Music and Math: the genius of Beethoven (TED Ed, 4:19) – ijioj

The Harmonious Mathematics of Music (in Science4All)

Harmony and Pythagoras by David Sabine

Musical Harmony (and Keys in Music is the "Next Lesson" in series)

• a series about Music Theory (with words + simple musical examples)

There will be more pages here later, maybe in late-September 2019.
 

Musical Improvisation and Composition—
Combining Science & Art, Theory & Creativity
Most music, both improvised and composed, is based on the mathematical harmonies — sequential and simultaneous — that are the reason for scales and chords in music theory.

Musical Improvisation — Combining Music Theory and Artistic Creativity
  for many kinds of music ( jazz, blues, pop, rock, classical, ... ) by Craig Rusbult

The Art & Science of Making Bamboo Flutes (by Craig Rusbult)
  is an example of creatively using design method.

And there will be more later, maybe by the end of 2019.
 

If you want to help develop this page, please read "Do you want to help?" in the homepage for SCIENCE IN SPORTS.
 


 
Musical Instruments and Speakers:
Sound Waves and Musical Acoustics

STANDING WAVES:  There is analogy between the quantization of musical pitch (caused by standing waves of sound in a musical instrument) and the quantization of energy (caused by standing waves of an electron in an atom), as explained in The Joy of Science, illustrated in the History of Quantum Mechanics.

And there will be more later, beginning with the basics.  (no, quantum mechanics is not essential for understanding music, and will not be a major theme in this section)
 


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Science in the Arts (homepage)

this page is http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/teach/music-science.htm