Sound Experiments
Give a Graphic Score Separate Signs for Duration and Loudness
A long line on a homemade score might mean a long sound, a loud sound or a movement across the room. If the performer must guess which meaning you intended,…
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Sound Experiments
Move the Listener, Keep the Sound Source in Place
A small change of listening position can become a useful sound experiment without buying equipment or trying to measure a room professionally.
Music, Unpacked
A Synth Envelope Shapes the Sound After the Key Is Pressed
Pressing a key does not tell the whole story of a synthesised note. The sound may rise slowly, settle to another level and continue fading after your finger…
Listening Room
Guess a Short Piece’s Duration Before Looking at the Clock
A minute of music can feel spacious or crowded. You can explore that impression without turning it into a claim about how everybody experiences time.
Sound Experiments
Let a Die Choose the Sounds, Then Decide What You Want to Keep
Chance can give you a musical starting point when choosing the first sound feels harder than making it. The interesting part comes afterwards, when you…
Sound Experiments
Slide Between Two Comfortable Pitches, Then Travel in Separate Steps
Two pitches can be connected by a smooth vocal slide or by a series of separate notes. Comparing the journeys draws attention to what happens between the…
Listening Room
Listen for the Moment Two Voices Stop Moving Together
Two voices may begin with what sounds like one shared line and then separate. The point of separation can be easier to notice than the names of the notes…
Sound Experiments
Stretch Every Duration and Hear a Phrase Keep Its Shape
A short rhythm can become longer without changing the relationship between its parts. Doubling every sound and gap offers a way to hear that relationship…