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MUSICAL MINDS

A HARMONIOUS LEARNING BLOG FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS & PARENTS

Science of Sound: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ (๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ )

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Ever wondered why some people can be heard across a playground, a hall, or a rehearsal roomโ€ฆ


ย โ€ฆeven when theyโ€™re speaking at a perfectly normal volume?


And no โ€” itโ€™s not because theyโ€™re loud.

ย Itโ€™s because their voice travels.


Hereโ€™s the science behind it:

๐ŸŽค Itโ€™s all about resonance

ย Some people naturally hit frequencies that vibrate the chest, throat, and mouth in a way that boosts the sound without effort.


ย Itโ€™s not shouting โ€” itโ€™s efficient amplification.

๐Ÿ”Š Voices with strong overtones carry further

ย Your ear is especially sensitive to the 2,000โ€“5,000 Hz range โ€” the same area where speech sits.

ย If someoneโ€™s voice has clear, bright overtones in that band, your brain locks onto it instantly.


๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Projection isnโ€™t loudness โ€” itโ€™s direction

ย Some voices come out like a focused beam.


ย Others scatter in all directions (lovely for lullabies, useless for giving instructions on a windy field).


People who โ€œcarryโ€ naturally send sound forward, which means:

ย โ€“ teachers

ย โ€“ presenters

ย โ€“ actors

ย โ€“ musicians

ย โ€“ certain parents

ย โ€ฆall tend to have this trait.


๐ŸŽบ Musicians know this instinctively


ย Brass players, singers, and wind players learn to โ€œplaceโ€ the sound so it cuts through the room.


ย Itโ€™s not about more power โ€” itโ€™s about aim.


๐Ÿซ And this is why some people can speak to 200 children without a mic

ย Their voice simply finds the frequencies your brain pays attention to.

Some voices blend.


ย Some voices soothe.


And some voices travel.


Not louder.

Just smarter.


๐ŸŽถ ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ขโ€™๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น โ€” ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜†

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