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Explaining the science of musical sound
World Service,·10 episodes
An exploration into the human voice as a musical instrument
02 Apr 1998,·13 mins
Explaining musical pitch and tuning musical instruments
01 Sep 1998,·14 mins
Throat singing and the harmonic content of the voice
25 Sep 1998,·13 mins
Deconstructing the frequency components of musical sounds
02 Oct 1998,·13 mins
'The ear is the best sound analyser we have'
10 Oct 1998,·13 mins
What makes combined pitches sound harmonious to our ears?
Explaining why what we hear, is shaped by where we hear it
16 Oct 1998,·13 mins
Making sense of the sound world around us
30 Oct 1998,·13 mins
Exploring the why of music - what makes us want to dance?
10 Nov 1998,·13 mins
A look at bird song, 'the most complicated sound in the animal world'.
19 Nov 1998,·13 mins
