Introduction Music is full of patterns: repeated motifs, common progressions, and recurring rhythms. Recognizing these patterns is essential for both musicians and listeners, whether it’s identifying the theme in a symphony or recalling a riff in a jazz solo. In coding, tries (also called prefix trees) are data structures designed to efficiently store and searchContinue reading “Decoding Music with Tries: Recognizing Patterns and Motifs”
Tag Archives: jazz
Mapping Music with Hash Tables: Unlocking Patterns and Memory
Introduction In our exploration of data structures through music, we’ve covered linked lists, stacks and queues, trees, and graphs. Each post has drawn parallels between programming concepts and musical ideas, from scales and chords to improvisation paths. Now, let’s look at hash tables, a data structure that shines when it comes to quickly finding, storing,Continue reading “Mapping Music with Hash Tables: Unlocking Patterns and Memory”
Music and Coding Part 5
Discovering Graphs through Jazz Improvisation and Modulation Introduction In previous posts, we explored linked lists, stacks and queues, and trees. Each data structure had a unique musical analogy, from the C Major scale to chords and harmonic hierarchies. Now, we’ll look at graphs, which take us to a new level of flexibility, with connections betweenContinue reading “Music and Coding Part 5”
Music and Coding Part 3
Exploring Trees through Chord Progressions and Harmonic Hierarchies Introduction In the previous posts, we looked at linked lists, stacks, and queues with examples from music theory like the C Major scale, chords, and rhythm patterns. Today, we’ll focus on trees, a versatile data structure that branches out much like musical harmonies and chord progressions. InContinue reading “Music and Coding Part 3”
Bridging Music and Coding Part 2
Understanding Stacks and Queues through Chords and Rhythm Introduction In the previous post, we explored linked lists through the concept of the C Major scale. Today, we’ll dive into two more fundamental data structures: stacks and queues. These structures are like building blocks that programmers use to organize and manipulate data in specific ways, andContinue reading “Bridging Music and Coding Part 2”
Lydia's Piano Studio 