UNDERSTANDING THE ANCIENT ART

Follow the links to understand why bells are different to most other musical instruments and how the modern science of acoustics has helped to refine the sounds of bells.

1. Vibrating bodies and Acoustic Spectra	A short overview of how vibrations in physical objects produce various timbres and what the spectra of these timbres look like.
2. Musical Perception of Pitch and Harmony	Introducing the human percepts of pitch and harmony and how these relate to timbre.
3. The Evolution of Modern Bells	An overview of how bells have evolved in relation to the musical percepts of pitch and harmony.