 Headlands Experiments A physicist, a scientist, and a musician experiment with sound, music, and acoustics using instruments both real and found. INTERACTIVE 
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Can you tell the difference between birdcalls? Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms. INTERACTIVE
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Why does some music give you goose bumps? Music, fear, sadness—all can cause goosebumps. But why? ARTICLE
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Tuning Find out what all that fiddling around before a concert is really about. VIDEO
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Kitchen Sink-o-Pation Vsit a quirky kitchen where you can compose music with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) objects. INTERACTIVE
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Cup Speaker Make your own simple speaker from wire, magnets, and a cup. HANDS-ON
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Make Your Own Rainstick Listen to the sound of a rainstorm—anytime, anywhere. HANDS-ON
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The Language of Nature Get a lesson in listening from Doniga Markegard, an expert wildlife tracker. VIDEO
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Build a Soundscape How do different sounds combine to make the unique audio environments of specific places? Build the soundscapes of a beach and a train station. INTERACTIVE
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A Space for the Blues Music is more than meets the ears directly. Just as no sound exists in a vacuum, every space sculpts the sound within it. VIDEO
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Listening to Make Music Meet Bart Hopkin, who listens closely to the subtle sonic qualities of wood, water, and pipes as he creates new instruments. VIDEO
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Why does my singing sound so great in the shower? Everyone seems to love the sound of their own voice in the shower. That's because a simple shower stall produces some complex sound-altering effects. ARTICLE
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Opera singers Opera singers carry notes that seem to last forever. How do they do it? ARTICLE
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Listening Memory Game Play a memory concentration game: Listen closely then match pairs of sounds. INTERACTIVE
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Why Does Sad Music Sound Sad? Our reactions may be trained, but the devices that make music sound "sad" are real enough. ARTICLE
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Listen to the Softest Sound What's the quietest sound you can find—and how can you find it? Download listening tips. HANDS-ON
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 Listen: Making Sense of Sound Examine the art and science of listening through a series of online activities, videos, and more.
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 Science of Music Explore the science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and questions.
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Speaking of Music Rewind Listen in on conversations with Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, and others in Speaking of Music Rewind.
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Listening Guides Skilled listeners share their secrets.
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