GEB and Art/Math classes

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Anyone else notice in their art (2-D design) classes that there is a lot of overlap of terminology with math classes? Is this a coincidence, or is this what Douglas Hofstadter was talking about?

Do you think this could be a valid point to bring up with the adcoms to support the case that your art classes can take the place of math prereqs? (Haha jk).

But seriously. That overlap is pretty effin cool....

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Well it is using geometry and if your class is a 2-D design class is computer based then it going be even more mathematical. But no, it will in no way count as a mathematics of any sort.

 

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Well it is using geometry and if your class is a 2-D design class is computer based then it going be even more mathematical. But no, it will in no way count as a mathematics of any sort.

Not fair! I thought art and music were the emotional oases from the chilling stoic indifference of mathematics.....but alas, one cannot study either art or music without having to learn a body of knowledge that based on ... 😱 ... mathematics!....

I bet there's a way more fun way of teaching music that isn't so mathematical....all this "scales", "intervals", and using letters to symbolize sounds is just tedious and distracting.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Not fair! I thought art and music were the emotional oases from the chilling stoic indifference of mathematics.....but alas, one cannot study either art or music without having to learn a body of knowledge that based on ... 😱 ... mathematics!....

I bet there's a way more fun way of teaching music that isn't so mathematical....all this "scales", "intervals", and using letters to symbolize sounds is just tedious and distracting.

Eh, there's not much to it, I mean you'll cover a few relevant points, but nothing advanced. It's not like your professor is going to ask you to calculate the pitch of a F note or energy/power/entropy released by the string into the universe, etc. Honestly it will be common sense stuff that anyone off the street can answer.

 

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Eh, there's not much to it, I mean you'll cover a few relevant points, but nothing advanced. It's not like your professor is going to ask you to calculate the pitch of a F note or energy/power/entropy released by the string into the universe, etc. Honestly it will be common sense stuff that anyone off the street can answer.

My complaint with it being based on mathematics is that it's hard to learn because it's based on math. I was saying that there's gotta be an easier way to teach this stuff....I love music, but I get tired when ever I try to dig into learning it because auditorily, music itself is so detached (at least in my mind) from the way music is written, unlike any other field of study I know.

Anyway, I'm talking too much about music!

 

[Wubbles]

My complaint with it being based on mathematics is that it's hard to learn because it's based on math. I was saying that there's gotta be an easier way to teach this stuff....I love music, but I get tired when ever I try to dig into learning it because auditorily, music itself is so detached (at least in my mind) from the way music is written, unlike any other field of study I know.

Anyway, I'm talking too much about music!

When did you start learning how to read music? I ask because I started playing an instrument when I was in the sixth grade and our instructor had us immediately start learning how to read and gave continuous intro music theory lessons. Even as I got older and it got more complicated/mathematical I never saw it as such. But I think this has to do with starting younger. Picking it up in high school or beyond might be more difficult just because you're in a different mindset.

 

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When did you start learning how to read music? I ask because I started playing an instrument when I was in the sixth grade and our instructor had us immediately start learning how to read and gave continuous intro music theory lessons. Even as I got older and it got more complicated/mathematical I never saw it as such. But I think this has to do with starting younger. Picking it up in high school or beyond might be more difficult just because you're in a different mindset.

Good point...I feared this might be true. I was hoping it might be the music's fault...lol