The Geometry of Music

 SYNOPSIS:

What could be a better medium to communicate math to the public than the universal language of music? Ever since Pythagoras used numerical terms to express intervals between notes and derived musical tones from geometrical patterns, mathematicians have linked music to numbers. At the SIAM Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh in July, Dr. Dmitri Tymoczko, author of A Geometry of Music, made the connection with help from multimedia graphics and compositions by Chopin, Mozart and Schubert.

PRODUCER'S COMMENTARY:

SIAM commissioned this segment as part of series of brand journalism pieces for distribution through various media channels including their YouTube channel and Facebook page. It was filmed in July, 2010 at the SIAM Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. The interviews and most of the b-roll were captured in 1080i XDCAM EX by Sonja Stark of PilotGirl Productions.