Handheld cymatics plate, built and played by Jodina Meehan in my studio downtown in Southern Vermont.
I had always dreamed of holding and playing a cymatics plate closer to the way a violin is played. There is something wonderful about playing a cymatics plate by hand, so close to the face, a very intimate experience with the sound and salt.
I will be making instructions available soon for this handheld plate – if you would like to be notified the moment they are available please sign up on this site as a member of the Journal of Cymatics. Or you can also get on the notification list by downloading free plans for your own cymatics tonascope here
There will be a multi-media presentation on cymatics at the Controversial Bookstore in Northpark in San Diego tomorrow, February 5th, 2010. Cymatics publisher Jeff Volk will be giving a demonstration and explanation of cymatics, live and in person, as well as discussing the creative potential of sound and vibration. An excellent introduction to the nature of sound waves for kids and adults.
What: Presentation on Cymatics and Resonance: Tuning In to the Subtle Vibrations of Sound Health. A multi-media presentation by poet, producer and cymatics publisher Jeff Volk
When: Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, 7 – 9 p.m.
Where: Controversial Bookstore (located in Northpark) 3063 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92104
Tickets: $20
Contact: 619-296-1560
Jeff Volk is the publisher of “Cymatics” by Hans Jenny, as well as “Water Sound Images” by Alexander Lauterwasser. He is also the producer of a series of videos based on Dr. Hans Jenny’s pioneering cymatics experiments, and has been working with and teaching about cymatics for the past 25 years.
Note from the editor: I have personally attended two of Mr. Volk’s cymatics demonstrations and they are both inspirational and infomative. This will also be a great demonstration of the nature of sound waves for kids, and would make a good educational outing for children (who are old enough to listen quietly). I would recommend if you are anywhere in the area, that you do what you can to see this wonderful cymatics demonstration.
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This is a clip that John Stuart Reid just sent me of a cymatics demonstration at the International Sound Healing Conference. Watch it and you will see the cymatics form of throat singing (overtone singing), a dove, a coyote, and a cello, as well as others.
In the video John is doing the speaking, and [...]
The band Seven from Illinois has recorded a new album called “Cymatics,” and I was very pleased to find, after listening to it on Amazon, that I like the album as much as I did Sun 0)))’s album of the same name.
This album and Seven’s overall sound is both very different from and yet [...]
On the popular TV show “Heroes,” the character called Emma Coolidge is portrayed as being able to “see sound” as her “superpower.”
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Cymatics: polishing plate with alum, originally uploaded by Cymatics.
Here are 3 tips for preparing a cymatics plate surface for creating cymatics patterns using sound waves.
1. Your plate should not be too thin; 1/8″ is the thickness of the plate shown in the photo.
2. Paint or spray the surface of the cymatics plate with [...]
Whether you are interested in the physics of sound yourself, or want to teach about the physics of sound waves for kids, one of the best ways to experience sound waves firsthand is to play a cymatics plate and see the sand or salt transform from chaos into geometric patterns formed by sound vibrations right [...]
If you are a teacher or parent and would like to introduce kids to cymatics and the physics of sound, there are two simple cymatics projects that you can do with kids quickly and easily: “Cymatics In A Glass” and “Build Your Own Tonascope.”
“Cymatics In A Glass” is a very simple way to demonstrate the [...]
It seems cymatics (sound waves applied to a surface) can actually cause matter to defy gravity, preventing matter from falling to the ground, as it would normally. How did he discover this?
