Vibration & Frequency

Sound starts as a tiny wiggle in the air that you cannot see but your ears can catch. Imagine a jump rope moving up and down very fast; that is like a sound wave. When the wiggle is fast, the sound is high like a bird, and when it is slow, it is deep like a lion. This wiggle travels through the air and touches your body, making you part of the music. Because everything is made of atoms that wiggle, music is just a way to make all those wiggles match up.

Everything is made of atoms that wiggle. Music is just a way to make all those wiggles match up. You are not listening to the music. You are vibrating with it. The song does not enter your ears. It reminds your atoms what they already know.

Frequency (f) is the fundamental measurement of periodic oscillations per unit time, expressed in Hertz. Connects to quantum mechanics (wave-particle duality) and string theory: the most basic building blocks of existence are vibrating filaments of energy. Understanding frequency bridges material science and the ephemeral nature of consciousness. The universe is not made of stuff. It is made of music.

SOUND: Hum a low note and feel your chest shake: you are the instrument.

SMELL: Sniff a fresh orange; the sharp scent matches a bright sound.

TASTE: Popping candy that fizzles on your tongue: frequency you can eat.

TOUCH: Your hand on a speaker playing heavy bass: vibration entering your bones.

SIGHT: Ripples moving across a pond after dropping a stone: sound made visible.

BODY: Close your eyes and spin slowly to feel the air move past your ears: your body is an antenna.

Music: Sympathy by The Goo Goo Dolls

Music: Party In the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus

Music: Barrel of a Gun by Guster

Music: Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

Music: Workin' Day and Night by Michael Jackson

Part of Music & Sound — ART — Education Revelation