I discovered throat singing (called Tuvan throat singing) a couple of years ago when I visited the Mongolian Embassy here in Canberra. I thought it was amazing that they could produce the sounds they did, and also how melodic it could be. In Tuvan throat singing, the performer produces a fundamental pitch and—simultaneously—one or more…
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The theremin
Have you ever heard of a theremin? It’s a musical instrument, although to play it you don’t actually touch it. It is electronic and the two antenna sense where the musician’s (a thereminist) hands are. According to Wikipedia, “the relative position of the thereminist’s hands … control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude…
Quote to live by
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. A quote to live by?I have two quotes which I live by (and I think I’ve mentioned them here before), but there’s a song that really encompasses my philosophy this year. Have you seen the movie Zootopia? I *love* this movie,…
Radio Garden
I might be behind the times, but I have to share this anyway. Have you heard of Radio Garden? It is the most amazing website or app (both available). When you open Radio Garden you will see a map of the world with loads of green dots. Each of those dots are a local radio…