Klarinet Archive - Posting 000457.txt from 1999/09

From: chr <chr@-----.de>
Subj: [kl] Re: Lecture schedule
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:12:24 -0400

>> It gives rise to the very old question about a theoretical
>> relationship between the thought processes of mathematics and those
>> of music.
>
>I don't think this is a question at all. At least for me. Mathematics is
>the
>language of the universe. It describes everything from a falling ball on
>earth
>to statistical occurrences of natural phenomena. Since music is a product of
>our brains and mathematics describes the events that occur in our brains when
>composing, it is inevitable that there is going to be a link between them.
>whether or not we know the mathematical pattern describing those events is
>beside the point. They induobitably exist.
This is very interesting to me since my son chose math and music as his
major classes at the school he is going to in Germany (for the 12th and
13th grades, they have to choose two major subjects). Last year (12th
grade) he got the full points in math and one point less in music. He has
earned several first prizes at Germany's national music competition in
both clarinet and piano. He has always loved both math and music. I've
also noticed that my better students are also good in math. I'm sure
there must be a connection there.
Cindy

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