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- Carson
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Hi Jeremy, I'm sure you might know this already. Weighted keyboard controllers are essential for a pianistic interface which hook directly to any computer/software you use. If there are no weighted controller keyboards any laptop can can record pi…
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Hi Stephen, My wife and I were at the Seattle Earth Day Science March today. Tens of thousands showed up and the entire Seattle downtown was closed down. Seattle is a real science city: biotech, cancer research, marine biology, medicine, engineerin…
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Immediately my answer is music is sound first. Because physical sound can be measured and described in acoustical terms. Trying to tackle other aspects of meaning should be separate (perhaps my bias). We need to talk first about the composition o…
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Isn't it interesting that physicists are looking for a unified theory as in the Standard Model, General Theory of Relativity, String Theory, Supersymmetry. Isn't the natural inclination of science the search for order and sublime laws that explain…
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Thanks Jason! I'm going to download the link immediately. Best, Carson
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Thanks Marcel. This looks similar to Tonnetz examples I've seen: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tonnetz+music&qs=AS&form=QBIR&sp=2&pq=tonnetz&sk=AS1&sc=6-7&cvid=0710EA3BD594458DA972E06F6C35F857 My question follows …
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My sincere apologies - the title of this post should read Synergetic Geometry, not Synthetic Geometry. For some reason I am experiencing very buggy problems in my comment box - spell check does not function often, words are changed in my text, long…
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Regarding your fantasy music curriculum Ethan - brilliant! Consider me a disciple! I'm following your blog and have read many of your posts. Very refreshing. I will add that I actually have enjoyed and benefited from studying the Western music ca…
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. . . and different c!ock resolutions generate different rhythmic subdivisions (in current music software).
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Thanks for the information on Tetrachords John (I have certainly explored them in my own work and interested in the ancient Greek formulations). I look forward to exploring your reference. I am somewhat familiar with combinatorial math having studi…
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I'm happy to discover your work Ethan and I am the main instigator! More! - Carson
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Hi John, Thank you for the reference and thoughts. I look forward to investigating the work by Adler. I'm finished with this idea as discussion since there has been so much thought provoking response and argument [in the philosophical sense]. I'l…
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Visualization and graphics are also another dimension of analytical understanding. And why it is useful to graph linear and non linear equations - the results are instantly visible. Palindrome as a visual cue immediately shows mirror image propert…
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Hi Nicolas, I did read the entire article and many other anthropological and musicological sources for a statistical perspective not based on a single source . . . or blog. Apparently there is discussion and disagreement by various experts on the s…
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On a humorous note . . . Connor - are you saying that 0 is the same as millions of permutations! David Thompson's suggested paper (which I read last night) is much more helpful and constructive! Apparently the First Viennse School of composers fav…
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Thank you for your insight Nicolas. As noted before, I have an open mind about Schenker. I have even gone out of my way to listen to his music. I did take a 400 level course in Schenkarian Analysis (of my own choice and not required in my program…
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/talking-apes/201507/is-music-universal-language According to this article (last sentence) music is a universal language.
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Thank you David. I will look into it. - Carson
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“Just listen with the vastness of the world in mind. You can’t fail to get the message.” – Pierre Boulez That says it all Isaac! I have bookmarked your site and looking forward to exploring your ideas further. This is what I have also been intere…
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Rich, thanks for your comments. If you are a real composer you don't spend your time listening to other music because you have music in your own head that demands your attention. The same goes for other forms of information. When is enough inform…
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