RE: [microsound] math anxiety

[pelagius pelagius <pela_gius@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It would be difficult to suggest that Tuvan or Tibetan throat singing is
> mathematical, although you could certainly use math (in part) to describe
> the phenomena, but that doesn't describe the experience. ...

Exactly.  Math is a man-made system that can be used to describe the world 
but the world itself is not "made-up" of math.  Many people seem to confuse 
the model for the real thing.
Likewise music can certainly be described by math and one can choose to 
create a piece of music completely from math.  But it would be a mistake to 
say that math is *behind* all music.  There is a relationship but I think 
it's important to remember in which direction the relationship goes.

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