Do musical notes have anything to do with mathematics?
Yes- the history of musical and mathematical relationships is very long indeed (going back to the Pythagorus in ancient Greece!) Here are some ways they are related: 1.) Pitch. All musical notes correspond to a frequency measured in Hertz (Hz). For example, the note A (which orchestras use to play in tune together) is measured at 440 Hz. To get an octave above that A, double the frequency number (so the note A one octave higher would be 880 Hz); one octave lower would be 1/2 that number. Other note intervals can be calculated using other ratios. The Greeks noticed that if you have a tube (such as a flute pipe) of a certain length, and you then make a tube 2/3 that length, the new pitch will be a perfect 5th higher (so in the above example, to get the note a fifth higher than A, multiply the number 440 by 3/2 and you will get the note E at 660 Hz.) The Greeks then developed scales by building upon these mathematical relationships, scales which are still used today. The correlation of tu
People often use the opposite side of their brain to help them produce excellence in their feild of work. A composer will often employ mathematical strategies to his compositions in order to to make sure all notes compliment eachother. This is most prominent in the work of J.S. Bach. He is deemed by many as the founder of many modern day harmonies and key function and it is apparent in his various preludes and fugues that he used a very strict methodical and logical system in order to produce the correct notes at the correct time. This is not to say that people who work in the field of artistry exclusively use logical constructs to support their work as, being an artist of course requires some level of artistry. On the otherside of the coin you will often hear people in fields of science and mathmatics using colours and shapes in their mind to solve equations with the speed that they do. This inter-hemispherical function is considered by many to be the way to become a genius in ones fi
