Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life

Saturday, Feb. 6 - Sunday, April 25, 2010

Close your eyes and listen. What do you hear? A car motor. A baby laughing. Birds squawking. Leaves on trees rustling.

Celebrate every note of every player (including you!) in the symphony of life as you learn the music of nature and the very nature of music.

Enter three immersive environments: The Edge of the Forest, The Ocean Deeps, and The Town, each evoking rich sound experiences, and designed to expand their knowledge of what defines music. 

Exhibit Highlights
-Customize a soundscape using a virtual sound mixer.
-In the Jamming Room, play acoustic and electronic instruments to create your own music.
-Use a hydrophone suspended under water to hear a trolling motor, a shower, an underwater speaker, a bubbler, and a ratchet.
-Record a video of how music has affected your life.
-Manipulate your voice and compare it to a bird’s.

Wild Music was developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Association of Science-Technology Centers, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, with major funding from the National Science Foundation and additional support from Harman International and NEC Foundation of America.