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The perception of melodic consonance: an acoustical and neurophysiological explanation based on the overtone series
The melodic consonance of a sequence of tones is explained using the overtone series: the overtones form "flow lines" that link the tones melodically; the strength of these flow lines determines the melodic consonance. This hypothesis admits of psychoacoustical and neurophysiological interpretations that fit well with the place theory of pitch perception. The hypothesis is used to create a model for how the auditory system judges melodic consonance, which is used to algorithmically construct melodic sequences of tones
Collaboration between Science and Religious Education teachers in Scottish Secondary schools
The article reports on quantitative research that examines: (1) the current practice in collaboration; and (2) potential for collaboration between Science and Religious Education teachers in a large sample of Scottish secondary schools. The authors adopt and adapt three models (conflict; concordat and consonance) to interrogate the relationship between science and religion (and the perceived relation between these two subjects in schools) (Astley and Francis 2010). The findings indicate that there is evidence of limited collaboration and, in a few cases, a dismissive attitude towards collaboration (conflict and concordat and very weak consonance). There is, however, evidence of a genuine aspiration for greater collaboration among many teachers (moving towards a more robust consonance model). The article concludes by discussing a number of key factors that must be realised for this greater collaboration to be enacted
Syntonets: Toward A Harmony-Inspired General Model of Complex Networks
We report an approach to obtaining complex networks with diverse topology,
here called syntonets, taking into account the consonances and dissonances
between notes as defined by scale temperaments. Though the fundamental
frequency is usually considered, in real-world sounds several additional
frequencies (partials) accompany the respective fundamental, influencing both
timber and consonance between simultaneous notes. We use a method based on
Helmholtz's consonance approach to quantify the consonances and dissonances
between each of the pairs of notes in a given temperament. We adopt two
distinct partials structures: (i) harmonic; and (ii) shifted, obtained by
taking the harmonic components to a given power , which is henceforth
called the anharmonicity index. The latter type of sounds is more realistic in
the sense that they reflect non-linearities implied by real-world instruments.
When these consonances/dissonances are estimated along several octaves,
respective syntonets can be obtained, in which nodes and weighted edge
represent notes, and consonance/dissonance, respectively. The obtained results
are organized into two main groups, those related to network science and
musical theory. Regarding the former group, we have that the syntonets can
provide, for varying values of , a wide range of topologies spanning the
space comprised between traditional models. Indeed, it is suggested here that
syntony may provide a kind of universal complex network model. The musical
interpretations of the results include the confirmation of the more regular
consonance pattern of the equal temperament, obtained at the expense of a wider
range of consonances such as that in the meantone temperament. We also have
that scales derived for shifted partials tend to have a wider range of
consonances/dissonances, depending on the temperament and anharmonicity
strength
Complexity, Consonance, and the Concept of God
Complexity theory has much explanatory power in the scientific community today. The author finds that its bottom-up methodology and some of its concepts can facilitate new understandings of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity
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