Listening Room
The song you know by heart still has something to hide
Follow a quiet instrument, notice an entrance, and give a familiar song another chance to surprise you. A simple listening exercise without specialist gear.
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Sound Experiments
A jar, a key, a tabletop: your first tiny sound collection
Start a small sound collection with ordinary objects. Try one change at a time, name your recordings clearly, and make a short phrase from what you find.
Music, Unpacked
Beat, tempo, rhythm: three words your feet already understand
The pulse, its speed and the pattern played around it are different ideas. Try a simple counting exercise to hear how beat, tempo and rhythm fit together.
Listening Room
Follow the bass for one song and hear a different route
Move your attention below the melody and listen for how a bass part repeats, pauses and changes the feel of a familiar song.
Sound Experiments
Make a one-minute sound piece with three ordinary objects
Build a tiny composition from contrasting everyday sounds, using repetition, silence and a clear ending instead of expensive equipment.
Music, Unpacked
Why the return of a chorus can feel bigger
A chorus may return with the same melody and a different impact. Listen for changes in layers, register, rhythm and the space before it.