| Biography |
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| I moved to Calgary, Alberta from Houston, Texas two years ago. Music has long been a passion of mine, and I play piano, guitar, bass, and drums. I have a firm belief that absolutely everything can be described mathematically, and applied this belief to contemporary music and songwriting in my project. I foresee a very plausible future where popular music is 100% computer generated and the creativity of music production lies with the programmers who write algorithms to create different styles of music. I encourage potential science fair participants to a) combine different fields that they are passionate about and b) think radically about how the world could be different. |
| Craig Fiedorek
Capturing the Value of Melody
| Challenge: | Information | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Calgary Youth | | City: | Calgary, AB | | School: | Webber Academy | | Abstract: | This project statistically analyzed the melodies of recent Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles to determine the melodic features that characterize hit songs. The data was then synthesized into a computer program that probabilistically constructs original melodies, demonstrating the practicality of automated songwriting. |
| Awards | Value | The Manning Innovation Achievement Award
Senior
Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation | $500.00 | Challenge Award - Information
Senior
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Excellence Award - Senior
Gold Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $250.00 | Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Senior Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $5 000.00 | UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award
Senior Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $4 000.00 | University of Manitoba Entrance Scholarship
Senior Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Manitoba | $5 000.00 | University of New Brunswick Canada-Wide Science Fair Scholarship
Gold Medallist - $5000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of New Brunswick | $5 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Gold Medallist - $4,000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $4 000.00 | Western University Scholarship
Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $4 000.00 | | Total | $27 750.00 | |
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