A solar symphony in space
Solsym is a web app for creating and visualizing music in space. Introducing solsym - a web app that lets you create and visualize music in space! Imagine the planets…
Does the piano resonate with you?
Perhaps motivated by an artist you admire, a particular piece that moved you, the rich timbre of the instrument itself, or maybe the piano resonates with you in a way…
Express yourself through music
Why do sound waves cause us to feel emotion? Although our perception of music is influenced by both biology and culture, simple mathematical concepts can help explain why certain tones…
What makes musical instruments sound different from one another?
Remember learning trigonometry in school? Those pesky unit circles, right triangles, sines, cosines, tangents, the SohCahToa mnemonic... In this post I’m going to show how these basic concepts can lead…
Guitars are harmonic oscillators
The dots on the fretboard correspond to different harmonic positions. If you play guitar, you're probably somewhat familiar with natural harmonics. By lightly placing a finger on specific positions of…