Playground Bullies (Musician Edition)

August 24, 2011 by Molly Sheridan

I was lucky enough to have some great teachers growing up, but Vi Hart (mathemusician!) takes the cake (again).

What is up with Noises? (The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch)

Now then, when is recess?

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River says

August 24, 2011 at 6:13 pm

I am not a mathemtical creature, but I have enjoyed it. Wonderful explanation! And very creative video (-:
Thanks
Justin Saragoza says

August 24, 2011 at 6:48 pm

Hmm, my reaction? I have just 3 musicalmathematical words: Schoenberg, Webern, Babbitt. Now it’s time for recess..
john pippen says

September 17, 2011 at 11:55 pm

Cool, but the bit about the ear recognizing middle C on any instrument suggests an absolute relaitonship that doesn’t exist. Many cultures don’t map pitch in that way. And the notion of a constant relationship regardless of timbre is, like all aspects of music culturally constructed. 🙂 just nerdin’ it up down here.

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Molly Sheridan

Molly Sheridan is a writer, editor, and producer specializing in classical and experimental music, with a focus on multimedia content designed for the web. A winner of ASCAP’s Deems Taylor Award for music journalism, she’s executive editor of NewMusicBox and CounterstreamRadio, both programs of New Music USA.

She hosted Carnegie Hall’s Sound Insights podcasts and online artist interviews and her writing has appeared in publications such as TimeOut, The Washington Post, and theÂ occasionalÂ concert program.Â She attended the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University, earning a bachelor’s in journalism with a specialization in violin performance and French in 1999.

She currently divides her time between New York City and Baltimore, where she lives with her husband, the saxophonist Brian Sacawa, and cooks for Wonderland Kitchen.

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