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Math can be applied to pretty much everything in existence, and music is of no exception. Across this album, The Open University
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Transcript -- Music and math from 2009-07-26T19:23:35
The Open University's Alan Graham shares his knowledge on the link between music and math, and his band Betty's Kitchen perform several songs and talk us through their instruments.
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Pitch and time from 2009-07-26T19:22:36
This track looks at the relationship between pitch and time in musical notation and illustrates how vibrations produce musical notes and how pitch is determined.
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Transcript -- Pitch and time from 2009-07-26T19:22:35
This track looks at the relationship between pitch and time in musical notation and illustrates how vibrations produce musical notes and how pitch is determined.
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Musical frequencies from 2009-07-26T19:21:36
This track shows us how tuning forks produce sine waves and uses the oscilloscope to demonstrate how different instruments produce different sine waves.
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Transcript -- Musical frequencies from 2009-07-26T19:21:35
This track shows us how tuning forks produce sine waves and uses the oscilloscope to demonstrate how different instruments produce different sine waves.
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Sine curves from 2009-07-26T19:20:36
Alan Graham, of The Open University, explains the mathematical origin of sine curves and also uses a bodhrán (Irish frame drum) for an example.
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Transcript -- Sine curves from 2009-07-26T19:20:35
Alan Graham, of The Open University, explains the mathematical origin of sine curves and also uses a bodhrán (Irish frame drum) for an example.
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Transcript -- Octaves and scales from 2009-07-26T19:19:35
Transcript -- This track explores the relationships between notes and scales on a keyboard through the use of three popular scales.
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Transcript -- Octaves and scales from 2009-07-26T19:19:35
This track explores the relationships between notes and scales on a keyboard through the use of three popular scales.
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Rhythmic patterns from 2009-07-26T19:18:36
Alan Graham of The Open University explains how he used a simple mathematical diagram to play a musical rhythm of 3/2, and demonstrates the beat on the bongos.
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Transcript -- Rhythmic patterns from 2009-07-26T19:18:35
Transcript -- Alan Graham of The Open University explains how he used a simple mathematical diagram to play a musical rhythm of 3/2, and demonstrates the beat on the bongos.
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Transcript -- Rhythmic patterns from 2009-07-26T19:18:35
Transcript -- Alan Graham of The Open University explains how he used a simple mathematical diagram to play a musical rhythm of 3/2, and demonstrates the beat on the bongos.
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Transcript -- Rhythmic patterns from 2009-07-26T19:18:35
Alan Graham of The Open University explains how he used a simple mathematical diagram to play a musical rhythm of 3/2, and demonstrates the beat on the bongos.
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