Do you know the first 50 digits of pi (after the decimal)? If you're a musician I suspect after this little exercise you'll know them too. Try this: assume middle C is 1, (I made B below middle C 0), D is 2, E is 3, all the way up to 9 being D. So the melody for 3.1415... is mi do fa do sol re re (back down an octave) la sol mi sol do, etc...

Comment from my dad: This illustrates why music is such an efficient memory algorithm. Any pianist can learn this piece in a few minutes and effectively memorize Pi to 50 places, and memorize it for life by playing it once in a while. Yet, if you tried to memorize those 50 numbers, it would take a huge effort (if you ever succeed at all) and maintaining that memory for life would be nearly impossible. Ah! the magic of music.

3.
mi
1  4  1  5   9  2  6  5   3  5  
do fa do sol Re re la sol mi sol

8  9  7  9  3  2  3  8  4  6
Do Re Si Re mi re mi Do fa la

2  6  4  3  3  8  3  2  7  9
re la fa mi mi Do mi re Si Re

5   0  2  8  8  4  1  9l 7  1
sol si re Do Do fa do Re Si do

6  9  3  9  9  3  7  5   1  0
la Re mi Re Re mi Si sol do si

Part 1: 50 Slices Of Pi (2009)

Author: How Do I Become an Unstoppable Musician?
Former technologist.

Creating music puzzles for your enjoyment. I like Sherlock, Banksy and Bach. (Look for added layers of meaning in each song's music and lyrics...)

Part 1: 50 Slices Of Pi (2009)

Eileen Sauer