Women’s Fashion Trends & Tips: Fashion Reviews & Style Tips from SheFinds The "Amen Break" and Golden Proportion The Amen Breakand the Golden Ratio by Michael S. Schneider M.Ed. Mathematics Author of A Beginner's Guide To Constructing The Universe A student recently asked if I had any insights into why the "Amen Break" is so popular in some modern music. Click on this picture of its audio waves to hear the Amen Break in a work. The "Amen Break" is 5.20 seconds long in four bars. A history of the Amen Break can be found here, and the term googled here and here. A video explaining the Amen Break can be found here. What I first noticed in the wave picture are the distinct peaks representing the beat. Having looked at the geometry of the Golden Ratio a great deal, and its expressions in worldwide art, I have a decent sense of its place along a line. For more exact visual analysis I examined the wave image in my computer, in which I have a palatte of geometric forms and proportions for quickly identifying an object's ratios. (c) 2007 Michael S. To see any of these geometric analyses, click on its name:

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