Discover: What is the longest piece of music?
Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is a piece of music that started being performed in 2001 and isn’t set to end until the year 2640! It was written by the experimental composer John Cage in 1987. When...
View ArticleDiscover: Theremin
In the 1920’s, a Russian physicist named Leon Theremin invented one of the world’s first electronic musical instruments. Named after its inventor, the theremin is a unique musical instrument where the...
View ArticleDiscover: Lyrebird
Native to Australia, the beautiful Lyrebird has an astonishing ability to mimic other sounds it hears. Not only can it imitate over 20 other species of bird, but it can also sound like a camera...
View ArticleDiscover: The Long Stringed Instrument
ELLEN FULLMAN In the 1980s, an American musician and composer called Ellen Fullman built an enormous musical instrument suitably called the Long String Instrument. It had 56 metal wires that acted...
View ArticleDiscover: Fireworks
Did you know that you that some fireworks displays use quiet fireworks? In 2015 a town in Italy called Collecchio passed a law saying that all fireworks in their town should be quiet. The post...
View ArticleTry: Blob Opera
All we can say is if you haven’t tried playing with the Blob Opera yet, please do! It is one of the most enjoyable music-making tools we’ve ever played with https://g.co/arts/kwc1vdkMhwjqNbZy8 Although...
View ArticleDiscover: What is Foley sound?
Foley sound can be heard in films, TV, computer games and animations. But what is Foley? When characters or props /objects on screen move around we expect them to make a sound. For example the...
View ArticleTry: Chrome Music Lab
Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments. Try it for free here: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com The post Try: Chrome Music Lab...
View ArticleDiscover: Denge Sound Mirrors
Built between 1928 and 1935, these large concrete structures are placed along the Kent coast in England. They were designed as an early warning system to listen for the sound of approaching aeroplanes....
View ArticleDiscover: Olympic Bell
The Olympic Bell in East London’s Queen Elizabeth Park is the world’s largest tuned bell. It is 2 metres high and weighs 22 long tons. The bell is inscribed with the first line from Caliban’s speech...
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