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Music in many aspects is a form of mathematics. In "Emblems of the Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics", Edward Rothestein refers to musical and mathematical notations as secret symbols undecipherable by the uninitiated. It does take time and patience to decipher some of these mathematical formulas. But once the pianist knows how to apply these formulas to the playing, the mathematical formulas will simplify the thinking process greatly. The better you get at it, the easier it becomes to figuring out advanced harmony that requires color variations with tone extensions of 9, 11, 13. The insight you need to gain is that the basic element underlying music is mathematics. In this manual, you will learn that even the most basic theories of music can be expressed in mathematical terms. Scales have numeric patterns. All music scales are subsets of the chromatic scales. Chords are formed with combination of numeric intervals. Harmony follows the simplest mathematical principles. Chord progressions follow a mathematical pattern codified in the Circle of 5ths. If you are able to understand music in its many mathematical formulas, you see music in flashes of insights. You do not just see numbers, but you recognize PATTERNS in the numbers. You also hear tonal sounds in your head. This is how you become good at piano playing. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rosablanca_Suen
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