Organizer
AES
The Audio Engineering Society's mission is to promote the science and practice of audio by bringing leading people and ideas together.
Speaker
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Jill LinzJill holds a bachelor’s degree in applied physics from Stockton University and a master’s degree in theoretical physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She studied classical piano since early childhood, and currently studies violin. She joined the Physics Department at Skidmore College in 1992, teaching courses in musical acoustics, physics, electronics and music synthesis. In addition to her work in music synthesis, Jill has also produced two physics education videos – Falling Bodies and Floating Bodies, and published a children’s book Adventures in Atomville: The Macroscope. Her most current project, Atom Tones, has attracted attention from many disciplines for its innovative approach to physics and music by creating musical tones and scales from atomic spectra. She is also writing a textbook on musical acoustics, tentatively titled Sound & Music: A Music Synthesis Approach to the Science of Sound to be published by Springer Nature. Jill is a member of executive committee for the New York section of AES as well as a member of the ASA technical committees in Musical Acoustics and Education.
Organizer
AES
The Audio Engineering Society's mission is to promote the science and practice of audio by bringing leading people and ideas together.
Central Region, USA/Canada – Atom Tones: the Science, the Music and the Mysticism
A technical talk from Jill Linz
Atom Tones: the Science, the Music and the Mysticism
Atom Tones began as an educational way to investigate the sounds of the atomic world using music synthesis techniques. An audible periodic table with unique tones for each element has been developed, as well as individual musical scales. By correlating the bright lines appearing in atomic spectra to audible tones, individual atom notes can be identified. These notes then comprise the musical tones that are unique to each element. Additionally, musical scales can be created for each element that allow individuals to explore the atomic world from an artistic perspective. These can also be used to build simple molecules that can be mimicked by combining the sounds of different atoms to form atom “bands.” The project has generated interest from around the world by both scientists and musicians alike. This talk will focus on the creation of the tones and the scales. Examples of my own work, Atom Songs and the Atomic Opera will be presented along with examples of work done by others in both the arts and the sciences. Another unexpected area of interest that will be discussed is from those interested in the mysticism of non-western healing and the universal connections to sound.
Event Contact: Nathan Tipton