Research
Julián Carrillo and the 13th Sound: listening between the notes
¿Qué hay entre dos notas del piano? Explora el Sonido 13 de Julián Carrillo con ejemplos auditivos, instrumentos reales y explicaciones claras de sus microintervalos.
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Musical Tension and Resolution: The Complete Guide
Music brings us to the edge and sometimes decides to bring us back home. A sensory and theoretical guide to harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, timbral, and formal tension, with all its forms of resolution.
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Why an out-of-tune note bothers us… and when it stops bothering us.
Is a pitch-out note a physical error or a learned expectation? We explore beats, temperaments, culture, and exercises to turn pitch-out into a creative compass.
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You know more about music than you think.
Music education has oscillated between two extremes: rigid methods that can stifle curiosity and unstructured learning that hinders profound progress. We explore what needs to change and how a freer, more rigorous, humane, and Latin American-focused music education could be built.
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Music education needs to evolve.
Music education has oscillated between two extremes: rigid methods that can stifle curiosity and unstructured learning that hinders profound progress. We explore what needs to change and how a freer, more rigorous, humane, and Latin American-focused music education could be built.
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Music that is not written: oral tradition and collective memory
Some melodies seem to discover themselves as they unfold. We explore how repetition, contour, tension, memory, and expectation can make a note feel inevitable.
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Why does music help us remember places and people?
A song can act as a cue to remember people, places, and times. We explore how this happens and how to bring that memory into songwriting.
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The “loudness war”: Loudness War and musical dynamics
Discovering your singing voice isn't about imitating anyone. Learn to listen to it, release tension, breathe better, and find your own way to express yourself through sound.
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Music as a Social Programming Tool
Discovering your singing voice isn't about imitating anyone. Learn to listen to it, release tension, breathe better, and find your own way to express yourself through sound.
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How much has the way of creating music changed?
Discovering your singing voice isn't about imitating anyone. Learn to listen to it, release tension, breathe better, and find your own way to express yourself through sound.
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