MODULE 8: Mathematics in the Arts and Humanities Flashcards
Similarities of Math and Arts
patterns
symmetries
transformations
Two ways math is present in arts
- concepts are used as artistic tools
- as a subject
The musician who had a hearing impairment and used mathematical patterns to write melodies
Ludwin Van Beethoven
Rhythm is
the combination of sounds and spaces
Tesselations
geometric design made with regular, semi-regular, and irregular shapes through translations, reflections, or rotations that have no gaps and overlapping
According to Dr. James Stewart, music relates to mathematics in these four aspects
rhythm
harmony
melody
form
Six Geometric Transformations in Music
Translation –> Transposition
Reflection about a horizontal axis –> Inversion
Reflection about a vertical axis –> Retrogression
Rotation about 180 degrees –> Retrograde Inversion
Dilation with scale factors greater than 1 –> Augmentation(twice as slowly)
Dilation with scale factor less than 1 –> Diminution (twice as quickly)
Bach’s Crab Canon
A type of Retrogression that uses the Mobius strip wherein two musical lines are complimentary but backward, ca
Musical geometric transformations’ main feature
structure-preserving
Dance is called
geometry in motion because of structures and patterns it creates
Role of form in Math and Dance
Symmetry
Spatial Awareness
Counting Problems and Patterns
Role of aesthetics in Math and Dance
Balance
Four Elements of Movement and Math
Direction
Level
Range
Floor/space Pattern
Direction in Dance
Line of movement
Direction in Math
Vector quantities with magnitude and direction