Analyzing Music with Fractals

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I'm a junior in high school and I wanted to do my science project this year on analyzing music with fractals. However, I wasn't really sure the best way to do this. I have found a lot of information on fractals but very little specifically pertaining to their applications in music. For example, I am familiar with fractal dimensions and several formulas, except I am not sure how I would apply them to music. Does anyone have any suggestions for a possible method for analyzing music with fractals?

Thank you!

[barretttomlinson]

Hi,

Thank you for asking one of the more original questions I have seen on the Science Buddies site. I did a search for “fractal music” on google and found a lot of hits. This subject seems to have been of intense interest about 8 to 10 years ago, but a lot of the sites Google ranks as most relevant are now shut down, unfortunately. Here a few that still seem somewhat active:

http://www.fractovia.org/art/fractal_ge ... ndex.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_composition

http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_fractals_music/

http://paulwhalley.tripod.com/

http://bowerbird-studios.com/aicaramba/page2.html

http://www.unc.edu/~jimlee/JohnObrienFractalMusic.htm

http://solomonsmusic.net/fracmus.htm

A google search will turn up a lot more if you need it, but you may have to go several pages into the search results to find links that work. This looks like a fantastic project idea if you are into music theory or composition. Have fun with it!!!!

Best regards,

Barrett L. Tomlinson