Soundworks Episodes Available now
Bird Song
A look at bird song, 'the most complicated sound in the animal world'.
The Why of Music
Exploring the why of music - what makes us want to dance?
The World of Sound
Making sense of the sound world around us
Sounds and Surroundings
Explaining why what we hear, is shaped by where we hear it
The Human Ear
'The ear is the best sound analyser we have'
Divisions of Pitch
What makes combined pitches sound harmonious to our ears?
Harmonics
Deconstructing the frequency components of musical sounds
Throat Singing
Throat singing and the harmonic content of the voice
Musical Pitch
Explaining musical pitch and tuning musical instruments
The Human Voice
An exploration into the human voice as a musical instrument