CH 44: Music: A Lovely Triangulation
It is rather easy to persuade most people on the power of music, its evocative and subjective powers are incredibly visceral and can reach across cultural and other man made constructs to activate feelings across the spectrum of human emotions. Not surprisingly, mathematics and music go hand in hand. In fact, all of music is a fantastic lesson in applied mathematics. From the timing of a drummer to the frequency space of octaves to the Fibonacci number appearing in musical works, music is in a real sense the turning of random sounds and random timing to a mathematically pleasing order to our ears. There are even scientists who are dedicated to analyzing the synergies between math and music and making discoveries into these connections. For example, there is a free program called Chord Geometries that plays chords in different 3D environments. For further information, see Tones.Wolfram.com.
Math in Effect