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On December 26, 2023 at 10:52AM EST Hyperion wrote:

yep. Don’t attempt this one in dim light

On March 4, 2023 at 11:27AM EST RogersMum wrote:

So, when you THINK you’ve got it but it’s not entirely making sense… put some glasses on and make sure you are reading all the notes right. The dots are very hard to see in my copy.

Then you’ll make some sweet sweet music.

On February 5, 2023 at 1:26PM EST atancr02 wrote:

This was a fun one! Knowing nothing about music notes, I learned a lot with regards to reading music!

On January 10, 2023 at 11:12PM EST Jfine responded to KJN:

I was in the exact same boat. Had to use 2 hints cause I kept getting gibberish and thought I was doing something wrong

On February 14, 2022 at 7:11PM EST KJN wrote:

I don’t understand why a half note would get 3 beats. Any help?

Now I see the dots. Need stronger glasses!

On December 29, 2022 at 10:02AM EST Doug wrote:

As a musician, I kept thinking way too hard about the coding method. It ended up being a huge barrier! This was the toughest one yet for me.

On December 28, 2022 at 12:22PM EST EMC2 responded to pyxis828:

The hints and solution sort of get at why it was done this way -- the math operations you do are analogous to the corresponding musical features. For example, a "chord" is when two or more notes are played at the same time, kind of like getting "added" together. And the number of "beats" a note or chord gets determines how long it's played for, which is kind of like "multiplying" the note's duration. And rests are pauses in music, kind of like spaces between words.

On December 28, 2022 at 11:49AM EST pyxis828 wrote:

Really disliked this one. After reading up on musical cipher, the solution was not arrived at in any way similar to that. How were we supposed to arrive at the steps to get the solution?

On December 28, 2022 at 11:49AM EST pyxis828 wrote:

Really disliked this one. After reading up on musical cipher, the solution was not arrived at in any way similar to that. How were we supposed to arrive at the steps to get the solution?

On February 14, 2022 at 7:11PM EST KJN wrote:

I don’t understand why a half note would get 3 beats. Any help?

Now I see the dots. Need stronger glasses!

On January 17, 2022 at 3:58PM EST sirmanmcbeardly wrote:

The musically inept part of me can't help but be upset with this puzzle, though I think this one is very clever.

On December 29, 2021 at 4:45PM EST Oboeman05 wrote:

Ha! I loved this one! My inner music nerd just went out on a date with my inner math nerd.

On December 26, 2021 at 12:24PM EST Martini2 wrote:

The key is C major not A minor... I disagree that A=1. C should =1. It is a large assumption to make the 1st note equal to 1***

On November 4, 2021 at 11:04PM EST GoodCook49 wrote:

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On October 23, 2021 at 12:34PM EST MMV14 wrote:

This is my favorite one yet!

On January 3, 2021 at 7:14PM EST kranicot responded to EMC2:

OMG I LITERALLY didn't see those with my new glasses! Thank you very much!!!

On December 31, 2020 at 9:17AM EST EMC2 responded to kranicot:

I think those notes are actually dotted half notes, which would make them 3 beats. it’s small but there’s a tiny dot next to them

On December 29, 2020 at 9:54PM EST kranicot wrote:

I'm not getting where the 3 count comes in for two of the letters. The letters U and O are half notes, which should be held for 2 beats in 4/4 time, but the solutions is calling for them to be 3 beats. The "O" cipher has a rest before it, so I guess I could count that as the 3rd beat in that case, BUT the "U" cipher does NOT have a rest immediately before it, and the M cipher has a rest before it but is not impacted. This isn't making sense to me--I get all of the other letters, just not why these two letters are 3 beats. Also, there are no bars on this staff separating the measures, which I don't get. Can anyone explain?

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On December 31, 2020 at 9:17AM EST EMC2 responded to kranicot:

I think those notes are actually dotted half notes, which would make them 3 beats. it’s small but there’s a tiny dot next to them

On December 29, 2020 at 9:54PM EST kranicot wrote:

I'm not getting where the 3 count comes in for two of the letters. The letters U and O are half notes, which should be held for 2 beats in 4/4 time, but the solutions is calling for them to be 3 beats. The "O" cipher has a rest before it, so I guess I could count that as the 3rd beat in that case, BUT the "U" cipher does NOT have a rest immediately before it, and the M cipher has a rest before it but is not impacted. This isn't making sense to me--I get all of the other letters, just not why these two letters are 3 beats. Also, there are no bars on this staff separating the measures, which I don't get. Can anyone explain?

On December 29, 2020 at 9:54PM EST kranicot wrote:

I'm not getting where the 3 count comes in for two of the letters. The letters U and O are half notes, which should be held for 2 beats in 4/4 time, but the solutions is calling for them to be 3 beats. The "O" cipher has a rest before it, so I guess I could count that as the 3rd beat in that case, BUT the "U" cipher does NOT have a rest immediately before it, and the M cipher has a rest before it but is not impacted. This isn't making sense to me--I get all of the other letters, just not why these two letters are 3 beats. Also, there are no bars on this staff separating the measures, which I don't get. Can anyone explain?

On September 18, 2020 at 12:51PM EST SmackTheBongo responded to Gorgo:

are you aware that there are 42 theorems? Or are you still working on that one? You seem to be very intelligent so I'm sure you could do it.

On February 28, 2020 at 3:13PM EST Gorgo wrote:

I actually came up with the answer before solving the puzzle. I correctly deduced a few of the letters, but still hadn't figured out the encryption method. Using what I had, I thought of a phrase which suited the theme. It turned out to be correct. Then, when I looked at the puzzle again, the method instantly became apparent.

On February 28, 2020 at 3:13PM EST Gorgo wrote:

I actually came up with the answer before solving the puzzle. I correctly deduced a few of the letters, but still hadn't figured out the encryption method. Using what I had, I thought of a phrase which suited the theme. It turned out to be correct. Then, when I looked at the puzzle again, the method instantly became apparent.

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