The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci in Music (feat. Be Smart)

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The golden ratio is the irrational number Phi. We see it everywhere in the world around us. But, did you know that you can also hear it in your favorite music?

Since the beginning of time Phi—also known as the golden ratio—has inspired the world around us. Have you ever noticed how some pieces of music just seem to make sense? From the notes and chords to the phrasing and dynamics, they can all feel like they were meant to go together. Many people believe this is not a coincidence but the golden ratio in action. Hosts Nahre and LA explore this phenomenon and create their own composition inspired by the golden ratio.

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[ManjunathBC]

Thanks a lot guys. I am the guy doing konnakol from 5.53. It means a lot to be featured here. 🙏

[sheilatrunzo]

Two enthusiastic and mutually supportive artists explaining the Golden Ratio in music ... well, so much fun. Thanks so much for putting this out to the world.

[besmart]

It was great working on this video with you guys! Sound Field is awesome (but anyone reading this already knows that 🤓)

[CarlDoesMusic]

"People used to think of limitations and boundaries as negative words, however, when you are creative and you have so many ideas coming to you, you kinda need those walls to create within" -LA

[LLT]

"Evaporate it" is such a perfect way to describe that.

[barneycoffman]

While she intentionally used the Fibonacci Sequence in her musical composition, I'm not so sure that the other composers mentioned, really knew what they had done. It seems to me that it is an innate ability of our senses to the rhythmic perfection of the Fibonacci Sequence and that is why we appreciate and relax within the harmony we feel when we hear it. This video made me reflect on several musical pieces that I have been drawn to and why. When I listen to music whether it be classical to rock, before a note is even played, I know the sound of that note, the tempo of that note, and the perfection of that note. It's in the synchronicity of humanity and the universe.

[Phantomagix]

The music she wrote feels so natural, I immediately got the feeling I've heard it before even tho I havent. Anyone else got that feeling?

[iainmackenzieUK]

I am 60 next month and feeling such excitement that the world has young people like you in it and will have (God willing) for many years to come.
You bring such a joy in your music but most of all, in the smiles I see you sharing with one another :)


Thank :)

[spicecrop]

I'm way into this mentality. I was explaining the golden mean to a friend of mine. And showing him how it's in nature. He didn't seem to be very interested. But later was asking me more about it. As I showed him the spiral pattern in his Sunflowers.

The possibility with music is endless. Like the Mandelbrot Set. Which is based on the Fibonacci sequence.

[SaronJoy]

Having been a quantum physics major and currently a singer songwriter, I found this very enlightening. It's almost as if you can glean something of an individuals SPIRIT by seeing/hearing where and how they compose/play/sing. I feel in love with the black keys when I was little, my singing always a little off in the rightest way. By figuring out your natural inclination/ pattern you can figure out what type of flower you are in the world.🌼🌹🌸🌷

[toomiscalbi]

Omg the phi moment on Nahre's was amazing

[stephanieswartz]

I really appreciate the discussion on limitations and boundaries in a creative space. It is very freeing to have a structure to create within, and conversely, lacking that can feel overwhelming.

[TheSonofHephaestus]

This video is 618 seconds long and that is amazing planning.

[labbeaj]

1 - "Black"
1 - "Then"
2 - "White are"
3 - "All I see"
5 - "In My Infancy"
8 - "Red and yellow then came to be"
5 - "Reaching out to me"
3 - "Let's me see"

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[AmandaKaymusic]

Sweet composition Nahre. Love the colours you paint with musically and numerically.

[mikaeldk]

Tool's "Lateralus" was initially called "987", because of the 9/8 - 8/8 - 7/8 riff. Then Maynard noticed that 987 is a number in the Fibonacci sequence, and out from this spiraled a masterpiece song on a masterpiece album.

[MrAmyhutto]

"by the way, this is the phi moment of this video" hilarious! and you are all mindblowing, thank you!

[googlethis]

I’m 1.618034 % sure this is my new favorite episode.

[Mappycastro]

New favorite trick. Forwarding to the 0.618 section of a song and embracing the golden moment!

[RobertSaxy]

Loved and seriously impressed by the piece you wrote and the phi knowledge thru the lense of Music