By Kristin Emrich

A brief summary of White, Brown, and

Fractal Music

Plato and Aristotle agree

Imitate or mirror

We are young

We are young sped up

Scaling noises – a noise that can sound the same sped up or slow (by adjusting volume only)

White MusicWhat is it?

What does it sound like?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLV9wh9cWJE

Imagine a 2 yr old at a piano.

How is it constructed?

Brown MusicWhat is it?

What does it sound like? Imagine a 7 year old at a piano

How does its spinner look?

Fractal MusicMediates between white and brown noise

Self-similarity

Fractal nature – Mountain music

In Summary

1/f fluctuations

Is fractal music pleasurable?

Mountain Music composed by Sergei Prokofiev

CreditsWhite, Brown, and Fractal Music. Gardner.

Chapter 1, pg 1-23