Listening Room
Listen for the Point Where a Musical Phrase Starts Again
A repeated phrase can restart so smoothly that its boundary almost disappears. Finding that return is a listening exercise in recognising a beginning inside…
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Sound Experiments
Make an Echo Partner Wait One Extra Beat
An echo game becomes surprisingly different when the reply starts later. A small delay can change the relationship between two parts without changing the…
Sound Experiments
Try a Melody Made from Only Three Notes
Limiting a melody to three comfortable notes can make rhythm and repetition easier to notice. The small pitch set leaves fewer choices, giving each…
Sound Experiments
Let Two People Choose the Next Sound Without Speaking
A tiny shared composition can begin with a decision rather than a melody. Try making a short sequence in which two people take turns choosing what happens…
Sound Experiments
Write a Sound Score Someone Else Can Actually Follow
Turn a tiny sound idea into playable instructions and learn which details another performer needs, without requiring standard musical notation.
Music, Unpacked
Keep the Chord’s Notes, Change Which One Is at the Bottom
Try a simple C-major chord in different inversions and listen to how the lowest note changes the arrangement without introducing a new pitch class.
Music, Unpacked
Two Notes Together and Two Notes in Sequence Offer Different Listening Tasks
Compare the same pair of pitches played together and one after another to hear the distinction between harmonic and melodic intervals.
Sound Experiments
Reverse the Order of Two Sounds and Hear a Different Gesture
Make a tiny sound sequence with two gentle recorded sounds, then reverse their order while keeping the sounds themselves unchanged.