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Journal of Mathematics and Music
Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Music Theory, Analysis, Composition and Performance
Volume 8, 2014 - Issue 2: Pedagogies of Mathematical Music Theory
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Acoustics labs for a general education math and music course

Pages 125-130 | Received 20 Jan 2014, Accepted 26 May 2014, Published online: 22 Sep 2014
 

Abstract

This paper describes audio demonstrations and experiments that I use in my university level, general education mathematics course “Sounding Number: Music and Mathematics from Ancient to Modern Times.” These particular experiments illustrate frequency, timbre, pitch, beats, spectra, dissonance, tuning, and scale construction, which are a subset of the topics covered in the class. They can be performed with the free, open-source audio editor and recorder Audacity®.

Acknowledgements

I thank all the reviewers of this paper and my students for their helpful comments. I thank Bill Sethares for contributing Experiment 2.

Notes

1Contributed by Bill Sethares.

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