This experiment demonstrates how water affects sound waves and pitch. You'll discover how different water levels create different musical notes and learn about the relationship between mass, vibration ...

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 ...

Western ears consider a pitch at double the frequency of a lower pitch to be the same note, an octave higher. The Tsimane’, an indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon basin, do not. “If you only test ...

Imagine listening to your favorite song and swaying your body uncontrollably to the rhythm. There is an expression for this sensation, and it is fitting: You can feel the music in your bones. As it ...

You’ve no doubt felt it: Whether it’s Bach or Beyoncé, music can elicit a variety of reactions in your body and mind. Now, some therapists are using that concept to help patients combat common ...

In dealing with chronic illness, I've developed a personal relationship to sound and pain. I think back to the time I begged my younger siblings to turn off the Nintendo because I felt like the ...