Listening and Hearing

Groove with the history and technology of vinyl records.

What happened to your stacks of wax?

Get your ringing questions about sound answered here.

Listen as we demonstrate the meaning of sound jargon.

How can a bugle make so many notes without any valves?

Explore sound waves in this resonant presentation.

Experience the psychedelic visuals of the legendary Joshua Light Show.

Use your senses to figure out what’s inside your Sound Cup.

Blowing air through a disk full of holes makes a tone.

by Eileen Campbell • May 19, 2016

Sound Commons, a new SPS installation, is taking shape in UN Plaza.

Explore the surprising side of sound

Watch contemporary musicians and sound artists perform and discuss their work.

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