hEAR DROPS #14 revisits what can be considered the most universal tonal sequence in existence: pentatonics. Only five tones are needed to make a melody. You’ve probably already done it yourself, without realizing it! A pentatonic melody is created when you play only the black keys of a piano. It doesn’t even matter in which …
In hEAR DROPS #13, you get to work with an everyday object that houses a lot of surprising sounds: the ruler. An action you might perform every day can still inspire the creation of music. A simple object in your daily environment can be used to make sounds. If you keep repeating one sound, you …
The 12th episode of our educational animation series hEAR DROPS makes you stop and listen to the many layers of sound that you encounter in a city every day. Each city is a rich soundscape brimming with life. You are invited to listen carefully. Often you don’t even notice how many sounds you hear all …
Paperwork is boring? Musica doesn’t think so! Our new hEAR DROPS video #11 transforms ‘Paperwork’ into a game with paper. Paper is a rich material for producing all kinds of sound. You can experiment with different types of paper, or different ways of making sounds with them: creasing, ripping, rubbing and rustling. Evolve from playing …
