Math Music and Art MTH110 The Connection Between

Math, Music and Art MTH/110

The Connection Between Math, Music and Art • • • The Golden Ratio Symmetry in Art Musical Notes are Fractions Musical Composition Making Instruments Pitch

THE GOLDEN RATIO • What is the Golden Ratio? • Who used the Golden Ratio? • Artists use of the Golden Ratio

THE GOLDEN RATIO • Golden Ratio Connects to Art • Art Composition and Design

SYMMETRY IN ART • Types of Symmetry • Pure Symmetry • Near Symmetry • Inverted Symmetry • Biaxial Symmetry • Radial Symmetry

MUSICAL NOTES ARE FRACTIONS

Musical Composition

MAKING INSTRUMENTS

WHAT IS PITCH? • Definition • Discovery

Conclusion Reflections about Math, Music and Art

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