I really enjoyed making this project. My family is very musical and I actually got this idea from my dad, who recently wrote an article on tempered tuning and we talked about the harmonic series and how saying something is "harmonious" is connected to how harmonics sound good to us because they are in nature! I enjoyed researching the history and thought it was really cool how the name came from the musical connection. I think the Harmonic Series is such a great example of the beauty of Math and how it is all around us. I chose to make the art project the way I did because I thought watercolour would show the layering of the harmonics well. I was really happy with how it turned out and I really enjoyed painting again and trying to make colours that were just slightly different from the last. There is so much more Math that could be explored that is related to music.
Thanks so much, Christine! Would you be willing to contribute your painting (or a copy of it) for the class math/ art gallery? I would love to frame it!
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