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Unchoking the snare drum

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Sound opens up (and changes) with increasing volume. Tang, ring, no overpowering overtones but an airiness. Buy those nice sticks 5A. Buy those nice sticks 7A.   A “choked” drum sound typically refers to a drum sound that lacks resonance and sustain, often resulting from a combination of factors such as tight tuning, muted playing … Read more

Music and the Power of Sound: The Influence of Tuning and Interval on Consciousness

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Abstract Music has always been esteemed for its power to speak directly to our higher consciousness, a power founded in the purity of simple harmonic ratios. In this book, Alain Danielou traces the development of musical scales and tuning from their origins in both China and India, through their merging in ancient Greece, and on … Read more