harmonic
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Inching his way toward its melody and then playing it outright, he explores its harmonic implications and its relationship to the sturdy yet bouncing bass line upon which his composition is built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The lyrics are happy, but the chords never resolve to the harmonic centre, creating a feeling of instability.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
In the first etude, strings play on open strings, which creates a sense of harmonic healing by leaving nature well enough alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Figure 6.1: Here are the first sixteen pitches in a harmonic series that starts on a C natural.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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