#WarriorsTwoOpenVerse 

Open Verse Challenge by Wu-Tang Clan and Mathematics, Method Man and Benny the Butcher in collaboration with SoundCloud.

“This is an invitation to show and prove,” Mathematics says. “Wu-Tang has always been a brotherhood of bars and beats, and we’re opening up the gates for the next warrior to step into the arena.”

WarriorsTwoOpenVerse

The soccer ball is the most-watched object on Earth.  Mathematician Étienne Ghys explains how this universal leather sphere seeks perfection.

Mathematics of the Soccer Ball

This track "10 o'Clock" from the Album "For The Record" by Nnanna Egwu, The Grandfather is a spoken word poetry about Time, God, Creation, Infinity and Eternity.  Written and performed by Nnanna Egwu Echem Featuring Godzniel, and produced by Kemena.

10 o'Clock

FIREFLY/STARLING Project Proposal: One of the species of music I do is algorithmic composition.

The intention is to side-step traditional metric notation altogether, and generate electronic sounds directly from their mathematical description.

TWO projects I’m working on involve the movement of sounds in objective or real space. Inspired by the Varèse, Xenakis, and Le Corbusier 1958 World's Fair Philips Pavilion—we did a reconstruction of this with the ASKO SCHOENBERG Ensemble years ago—I am hoping to implement a grid of a 40-voice sound source distributed over 400 light/speakers.

The simplest and most flexible way to do this would be an APP that audience members could download in situ that flashes colored lights on and off, while at the same time playing pitched percussive sound. This means that there are three versions of a piece: light only, lights + sound, and sound only. All versions could be performed in- or out-of-doors.

The first two pieces I’d like to realize both use simple swarm algorithms abstracted from Nature: (1) FIREFLY (2) STARLING.

FIREFLY: The primary parameter is how the 40 relatively autonomous voices—simple percussive, say, woodblock sounds—move in and out of synchronicity using complex, non-periodic rhythms. Secondary parameters are random spatial and random pitch distribution (a simple 4 octave C2 to C6 1/4-tone field). Other variables are total duration and max/min temporal density limits. 

STARLING: Here, there are two equal primary parameters, with an one octave ‘swarm’ of 1/4-tone pitches at high to low density over a six octave field—always maintaining coherence with the same simple percussive woodblock sound with clear spatial transients—that ‘flies’ around in pitch space. 

WORK PLAN: Start simple with laptop models: scale down to 4 voices in monophonic rendering; then, stepwise, scale up to 40 voices. Once optimal temporal and pitch densities are worked out, scale to spatial distribution adding a dynamic / amplitude 7-step scale ppp=far away // fff=very near, as well as stereo headphones output; from there, scale up to the next level with simple single-purpose smartphone wi-fi/cellular APP.

That’s it. Each piece would last about 10 minutes. They wouldn’t be written down, but generated anew each time.

If you’d like take part the FIREFLY/STARLING Project (pro bono) in any way—whether as coder, mathematician, AI specialist, or APP designer— or offer support in any way, you can email me at cliff@picture-poems.com

AVIAN soloist: An Oregon Rock Wren, recorded in MAY

IMAGE: Whitebark pine atop EASGLE CAP (Lost) GLACIER PEAK in background

FIREFLY / STARLING Project Proposal:—Algorithmic  ‘SWARM’ spatial composition played LIVE!

been having fun with art lately,,, coverart by me

supercell//mesocyclone

Welcome to Mathematics: In Sound Only!

This is the first of a series of programs attempting to explore some mathematical concepts, and even try to prove some of them, using nothing but sound.

In this first program we explore logarithms, a powerful concept that can unlock an understanding of growth in a truly enormous variety of contexts.

Script, music, sound effects and narration by Andrew Wyld.
Recording and production by Jordan Thomas.
Theme music is: https://soundcloud.com/andrew-wyld/shunting

Mathematics: In Sound Only! Episode 1: Logarithms #SoME2025

Unlock the full power of the Graphing TI 84 Calculator Online. 
A free, browser-based version of the classic TI-84 Plus CE that students and teachers have trusted for years. In this episode, we explore how this online calculator makes learning math simpler, faster, and more accessible than ever before. If you’re ready to make math easier and more enjoyable, tune in now and don’t forget to try it yourself at https://graphingti84calculator.com/.

The TI-84 has been a classroom favorite for decades, used in algebra, calculus, statistics, and even standardized exams like the SAT and ACT. But carrying the physical calculator is no longer necessary. With the online version, you can access the same features anytime and anywhere — without paying $100 or more for the device.

In this episode, we’ll dive into its key features: graphing functions, scientific calculations, probability tools, and even programming options. We’ll also explain why teachers love using it in classrooms and how students can use it to prepare for exams more efficiently.

TI 84 Calculator Online

IMAGE: Unnamed tarn at 2550m above Pine Lakes, Eagle Cap Wilderness, the WALLOWAS “Land of Winding Waters”, OREGON….Where this TALKING HANDS intro was recorded

TEXT: for INTRO is at http://www.picture-poems.com/pdfs/talkinghands-intro.pdf

MUSIC: StarCYCLE DUO “alpha PYXIS” for two pianos, the DENSITY WAVES 1/4 fourth movement; CODA: StarCYCLE DUO “Eltanin” for two timpani players. Both projects are on Soundcloud….

TALKING HANDS, a vocal yoga:—INTRO: The 14 basic 14-step daily warmups

CONCLUSIONS fight;
QUESTIONS ask.

This is a rambling (too long) two part overview of 14 Chapter INTRO to the new Talking Hands / Talking Feet FLORILEGIUM: 100 texts, poems, aphorisms & rhythms to learn by heart.

CHAPTERS (1) breathing (2) pattern (3) measure (4) time space (5) listening

(6) metronome (7) tanbura (8) ears-not-eyes (9) feet-not-hands

(10) complementarity (11) homunculus  (12) becoming native to place (13) journal keeping (14) composing

IMAGE: Bighead Clover (Trifolium macrocephalum), unique leaf geometry, CAMAS OVERLOOK, OREGON

TALKING HANDS 2.0:—An overview of the 14 chapters of the new FLORILEGIUM INTRO [part I & II]

Composer. Writer. Photographer. Former conductor & founder of the ASKO ensemble.

On a bike/ski/hike trek of the Pacific Northwest studying native plants & climate breakdown 🌲 from sagebrush sea to whitebark pine. Composing off-grid the whole way.

#Sun2Sound 🌕 on Bluesky

THINKING LIKE A STONEPINE, a soundpoem manifesto https://vimeo.com/844665859

“LOVE & WATER, three thought poems w/ coda, PHAROS for small orchestra, “Nightwind”” https://vimeo.com/847079690 

CURRENTLY on mt bike/ski/climbing trek through Pacific Northwest, working on a photobook about WHITEBARK PINE COLLAPSE and CLIMATE CRISIS. BASES in the WALLOWAS | AMSTERDAM | ALPS. 

WEEKLY photo/poetry updates at www.picture-poems.com & THE CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE new music, poetry & dance performance project at www.cs-music.com

ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT for progressive, tech-savy, instrumental virtuosi interested in dialogue & collaborative undertakings.

CONTACT cliff@picture-opoems.com
Or on SKYPE or FACETIME @cliffcrego

MUSIC? The one thing humans do,
that makes the rest of nature jealous.

Rhyme dictionary goblin and beatmaking enthusiast.

A hip hop artist and songwriter 🧱🧱Radiance🧱🧱 shares his journey through a blend of🎵rhythmic funk and slapping boom bap, hyped breakbeats with soulful and jazzy elements with scratching here and there🎵 

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Passionate about making math and technology simple for everyone. Sharing tips, guides, and insights on tools like the TI-84 Calculator Online to help students, teachers, and professionals succeed. Explore more at graphingti84calculator.com.

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