The Brain Needs Novelty: What Dopamine and Newness Have to Do With Learning Music
How introducing “new” information can help you retain and utilize the familiar stuff you already know, in new ways… Read on to learn more.
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The “Sadness Paradox” — Why Sad Music Is So Comforting
Why does it seem like all the songs on the radio are about breakups? Why do sad chords sound so pleasurable? Welcome to the Sadness Paradox.
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Why We (Really, Really) Need Live Music
With the Covid-19 pandemic lasting this long, music fans are wondering whether live music will ever truly return. Here’s why it should…
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It’s Okay to Listen to Comforting, Nostalgic Music Right Now
Are you in desperate need of something that makes you feel complete again? Try revisiting old nostalgic tunes from your childhood, here’s why.
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Doodle…Why? To Become a Better Musician, of Course
You read that right… Doodling can help increase memory recall, relieve stress, and reorient your focus when your mind is wandering. Any questions?
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What Is the SOFAR Channel? Probably Not What You Think.
Learn about underwater acoustics and how sounds travel in different directions and across far distances via a marine audio highway called the SOFAR Channel.
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Do Cheetahs and House Cats Purr at the Same Frequency?
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. One of the wackier outcroppings now appearing on the coastlines of the internet has been the bevy of purring videos, or super loops of cats…
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What Is the Doppler Effect?
+ Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. If a tree falls in the forest and there’s initially no one there to hear it — but someone, alerted to the event, suddenly runs toward the…
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Ultrasonic Animals That Vocalize at Frequencies Beyond Our Hearing Range
We humans live in such an audio bubble, with a hearing range of a mere 20 to 20,000 Hz (referred from here on as 20 kHz). Anything below this range is known as infrasound, and above that frequency ceiling is what we call ultrasound, or the wild chatter of the ultrasonic. There are many creators of…
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The Science Behind Our Approach to Online Learning
Here at Soundfly, we’ve set out to create the most effective learning model possible. Sometimes that means going against what everyone else is doing.
