THE NATURE OF HARMONY - The Laws of Nature
What began as an innocent project
to create a seminar on harmony and introductory music theory, quickly unraveled into a larger, philosophical expedition regarding “harmony” as a force of balance.
Picture Lady Justice. A blindfolded woman wielding a long broadsword in her right hand, and the scales of justice extended outward in her left. The scales, when empty, are at equal weight, and are consequently balanced. Generally speaking, the scale could be considered being “in harmony.”
But to add even the smallest ounce to either scale would tip them out of equilibrium. This balancing act can be observed in many forms within art, society, and the greater cosmos. Upon pulling the thread of the question, “what is the origin of harmony?”, I unintentionally launched into a what would become a research project called “The Nature of Harmony: Order, Chaos & Cosmic Balance.”
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MUSICAL PHYSICS - Feeling Vibrations
It all started in 2012...
Interested in becoming a music composer, I began reading the first chapters of “The Craft of Musical Composition” by Paul Hindemith. Book One opens with 6th century Greek references, the presence of harmonic overtones, and how the 12-tone scale derived its chromatic scale based on the multiplication and division of the fundamental frequency of a pitch. This mathematic discovery was eye-opening to say the least; sparking an interest in the physics and history of sound - something I would keep on the back-burner throughout the following ten years of research and development as a musical artist, producer, and performer.
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INTRODUCTION - Exhibitions of Magic and Science
For artists, there are two identifiable personality sets:
the “magician” and the “scientist.”
Among them are specialists, generalists, technicians, naturals, prodigies, and burn-outs. An artist may transition between these various descriptions, or remain the same type of creator their entire careers.
In the post-pandemics of the 2020s, I’ve been channeling my science-oriented approach into a series of live presentations and have been exhibiting them at a public library. Subjects range from physics, to philosophy, sound healing, astronomy, and artificial intelligence. A pretty wide swatch of material, but all with a common link: vibrational waves – communication at the most primal level.
But it took the better of a decade to reach the point where my artistic and intellectual pursuits aligned and led to the illuminating era of the past five years. To better understand my scientific background, we begin at a time when the line between magic and science was much blurrier.
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