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Music, Mind, and Math

The slimster recently tuned into his first lengthy podcast. With some misgivings, which turned out to be unfounded. See, the slender one, while bemoaning the reality that most people’s attention span is measured in mere minutes if not seconds, was himself unsure whether or not an hour-long discussion on the beguiling topic of mind-music connection would hold full and deserved regard and mindfulness.

He should not have worried. The EstoCast Episode 75 with Erik Kreem was, as promised thought-provoking to the degree that the lean machine has branched out on his own exploration of the themes discussed by Kreem and host Vincent Teetsov. The message has been resonating for a while, pun intended.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/42cbouH49X6AaRkFHqom0g

The very first click, or the “ah-ha!” moment, was triggered by the realization that the failed bluesman wannabe has as long as failing memory serves had the ability to visualize—that is silently perceive—music. The long-suffering significant other, on the other hand, had no clue as to what this meant. This is perhaps due to musical education, notably in high school band, when persnickety instruments with slides and reeds had to be tuned.

Here is an example, which though certainly not a definition should be clear. Resonance in music, be it generated by instrument or voice, is the sound created through vibration, the count of this is known as frequency. While making no claim of having perfect pitch, the gracile guy can, without making any noise (no humming, whistling, or grunting), conjure up a concert C. (The note with the pitch, or frequency of 440Hz. That is your answer, Kenneth).

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