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…
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Sound Experiments
Approachable ways to turn everyday listening into a small creative project.
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…
Sound Experiments
Compose a Small Score with a Choice at the Crossroads
A score can give a performer a decision rather than one compulsory route. Try making a tiny piece whose identity survives two different paths through it.
Sound Experiments
Make a Tiny Musical Ending Without Getting Quieter
An ending does not always need a fade. For a small composition exercise, keep your sounds at a comfortable, steady level and find another way to suggest…
Sound Experiments
Compose a Tiny Piece Around Where a Sound Comes From
Two identical taps can feel different when they arrive from different places. A small spatial composition explores that change without requiring louder…
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
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
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…