New Scientist: Why do we only use 12 notes in Western music?
Notes with frequencies that are in simple whole-number ratios, like 1:2, 2:3 or 4:5, sound good when played together. This is the basis of musical harmony. After unison (1:1) and the octave (2:1), the ...
New Scientist: Why do we hear two musical notes, an octave apart, as the 'same' note?
When two notes are an octave apart, one has double the frequency of the other yet we perceive them as being the same note – a “C” for example. Why is this? Readers give their take This question has a ...
Why do we hear two musical notes, an octave apart, as the 'same' note?
The University of Chicago Chronicle: Why can’t we identify music notes as well as colors? A perfect pitch study offers clues
Why can’t we identify music notes as well as colors? A perfect pitch study offers clues
One thing that desktop musicians often struggle with is the distinction between creative and technical terms. An example is the musical term pitch as opposed to the scientific term frequency. Though ...
Los Angeles Times: Can you be healed by a sound frequency? From sound baths to TikTok, a debate (gently) rages
In 2015 the Grammy-nominated music producer, songwriter and rapper Maejor, 33, was living every artist’s dream. The musician, born Brandon Green in Detroit, had started making beats as a teenager. By ...
Can you be healed by a sound frequency? From sound baths to TikTok, a debate (gently) rages