Through the science of cymatics, we can not only hear sound, we can actually see it.  In this video , Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. This is one image of what Beethoven’s 9th Symphony looks like through a cymatic device: Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), the science of cymatics can also make complex and beautiful designs. Interested in lessons?   Learn more!   | Questions?   Contact us

Few pieces of Western music have been as beloved as much as Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which first premiered in 1824. Yet, 190 years later we still debate its meaning. It is Beethoven’s only vocal symphony and it is also his last.  It is big and loud and “wildly unstable.”  It projects a sense of calm then turns recklessly loud, and yet makes the audience feel triumphant at its closing. Some believe it was a political statement against European governments. Other