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FREEZEFRAME
BEETHOVEN'STHEME'ODETOJOY' IN
GEOMETRIC VISUALISATIONNOTATION By Stephen Cooney, School of Education
Research question: Is it possible for schoolchildren to achievemusical literacy and theoretical compre- hension ofmusical relationshipswithin a shorter time frame through the use of Geometric Visualisa- tion? “Given the poor levels ofmusical literacy of pupils entering secondary schools, the significance of the research lies in its potential to significantly improve the scope of children’s comprehension of musical theory, compositional skills and reading of notation,” says Cooney. “PhD research in this re- gard is being conducted atSMARTlab in the School of Education, and preliminary studies are showing significantly higher levels of rhythmic perception and capacity for harmonic calculation than the con- ventional teachingmethodology. This clock-based notation,with the red dot occupying the centre of an imaginary circle and the string of notes occupying relative clock positions has strong potential as a simplemethod bywhich childrenmay readmelodic notation. Each pictogramhas its own strong visual identitywhich assistsmemorisation and analysis. It may be seen here that the first and third phrases are the same, and that the fourth phrase is a variant of the second phrase. It has been shown thatmusic- making and reading gives enhancement for other visuo-spatial tasks aswell as providingmany social benefits.”
BREATHERS
By Prof FredericDias, School ofMathematical Sciences andUCD CASL
The image describes advanced numericalmodelling of non- linearwave propagation showing the emergence of giant roguewaves on a lowamplitudewave background. Rogue waves are believed to have been responsible for numerous maritime disasters but their exactmechanismof generation remains unclear. Research studying equivalent effects in optics is yielding new insights and uncovering some of the mysteries behind the emergence of these extremewaves. Prof Dias fromUCD is collaboratingwithDr Goery Genty from the TampereUniversity of Technology and Prof JohnDudley fromthe French CNRS in studying thewave formation processes theoretically and numerically.
42 INNOVATION IRELAND REVIEW Issue 4 Spring/Summer 2012
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