Hearing Math and Seeing Music: a Workshop on Pitch Perception and Temperament

Year: 2015 Authors: Evelyn Lamb

Core claim

All tuning systems are compromises because simple frequency ratios for intervals cannot be made perfectly compatible across octaves and fifths.

Topics

pitch perception, temperament, missing fundamental, equal temperament

Domains

number theory, modular arithmetic, continued fractions, frequency ratios, music theory, audio visualization, pedagogy

Methods

Audacity synthesis, Desmos visualization, listening exercises, worksheet-guided workshop

Media

sine waves, piano keyboard, headphones, laptop

Source status

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