It's not just another piano lesson… It's a physical, intellectual, and spiritual journey!
When you pluck a string, a very interesting thing happens. Not only does the string vibrate like this… but it also vibrates like this… and this… and this… and this… and so on and so on. The first vibration is called the fundamental and is perceived by us as the pitch of the note. The “extra”
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The number of times the string naturally vibrates back and forth in a given unit of time is called the fundamental frequency of the string. This vibration is perceived by our ears/brains as the pitch of the note. The more often the string vibrates back & forth, the higher the pitch; the less often the string
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Learning Outcomes To understand the physical parameters that constitute sound. To understand how sound is created. To understand the organic physical basis of harmony. Links to Lessons What is Sound? Pitch Loudness Harmonics Timbre The Physical Basis of Harmony
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