The mathematical rules for creating musical harmony may be more malleable than thought. Western music theory traditionally holds that chords sound most pleasant when they contain notes separated by ...

A crucial link between mathematics and music is nicely illustrated by the Tonnetz, a geometric diagram representing the harmonic relationships between the notes of the musical scale. An early version ...

(CBS) - Okay everyone, it's time for some science! This time we're going to take a look at the power of pentatonic scale, a musical scale with five notes per octave, in this amazing demonstration that ...