Every interval has a unique vibration; for most music there are only
a small number of intervals, around 12. Once you learn the vibrations for
each interval, then you can play them in tune in any octave. E.g. the
vibration for a 3rd interval is the same no mater what octave it is in.
Most of us hear these vibrations with our ears, but they can also be
felt as our friend, Steve Repp, has learned. Learning to feel the vibrations
in addition to hearing them is important. There are situations, such as
playing the Overture of 1812 on a crowded stage, where that is the only way
you can play the right notes at all, much less in tune.
It is interesting to note that there is a minister, I think in the
US South somewhere, who discovered the principle of vibrations and pioneered
a new design for his new church so that the building, primarily the floor
and seats, would carry the vibrations of the organ and choir. He did this
because there were a few deaf people in his congregation and he wanted them
to "hear" the music. A lot of new construction techniques had to be invented
to make the building stable yet vibrate, but the design was successful and
now the church is crowded with deaf people who at last have a way to enjoy a
church service. Maybe someone on this list knows of this minister and his
church and will enlighten us further.
Loren Mayhew
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