The new hEAR DROPS video Dronotonous focuses on the sound of drones. A drone is no more than a long-held tone. You can find these even in everyday life.
Some drones are rich enough to listen to in a bit more detail. Just give them a little attention. Play with their timbre, volume, duration or direction. Combine them in layers on top of each other or let them interact with each other.
Every hEAR DROPS is accompanied by an ‘Artlink’ to a well-known work of art or artist. This time it is Stimmung by Karlheinz Stockhausen, according to Carole Pegg, the first major Western composition to be based entirely on the production of vocal harmonics. It is precisely those overtones that make the sound of drones so interesting.
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hEAR DROPS
An online series of non-verbal, animated cartoons for an audience of children, parents and teachers. Each video contains playful ideas on sound and music that invite subtle sensory interaction. All exercises are extensivelytested in Musica’s practice sessions. Each episode is accompanied by an artlink that refers to the broad world of the arts. You can …
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hEAR DROPS #17: Cradle (of) Art
The new hEAR DROPS video Cradle (of) Art focuses on parent-infant interaction. Connecting with newborn babies is all about musicality. Playing with our voice, gestures and mimicry, the baby and the infant-caregiver communicate the most important aspects of life – namely belonging and relations. The melody of our voice, the pulse and rhythm, the dynamic …
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hEAR DROPS #16: Dronotonous
The new hEAR DROPS video Dronotonous focuses on the sound of drones. A drone is no more than a long-held tone. You can find these even in everyday life. Some drones are rich enough to listen to in a bit more detail. Just give them a little attention. Play with their timbre, volume, duration or …
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hEAR DROPS #15: Ears on the Ball
The new hEAR DROPS video Ears on the Ball focuses on motor skills and agility. Ball sports are all about these two physical abilities. In fact, it is no different in music. Balls and rhythms are ubiquitous, so why not combine the two? Making music with a ball requires some alertness and hand-ear coordination. With …
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hEAR DROPS #14: BLOOMING DITTY
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 …
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hEAR DROPS #13: RULE THE RULER
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 …
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hEAR DROPS #12: CITY LAYERS
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 …
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The new hEAR DROPS video: Paperwork
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 …
