Dancing Sugar Granules - finding the shape of a sweet sound
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Channel: Eugene Skeef · 2012 · Education
The Magic Of Music One day, on one of his inspired searches for things to make music with, Eugene Skeef found a square piece of metal at a local junkyard. He took it home and demonstrated to his children Shakur and Salifah what the sound of its sweet note would look like. To achieve this he used a violin bow and some sugar granules. He got his children to sprinkle sugar onto the metal plate then bowed it. The bow created friction and the vibrations caused the sugar to dance into the shape of a distinct diagram. The pretty pattern represents the note C sharp two octaves above "middle C" on the piano.
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