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There is a harmonic series in music based on the one in math. Host Eugenia Cheng demonstrates how the use of harmonics on strings (even in a piano) and the voice are used by composers deliberately, for special effects.
There is a harmonic series in music based on the one in math. Host Eugenia Cheng demonstrates how the use of harmonics on strings (even in a piano) and the voice are used by composers deliberately, for special effects.
![Harmonics as Special Effects [Math in Music Ep. 9]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a03F6vl3qzM/mqdefault.jpg "Harmonics as Special Effects [Math in Music Ep. 9]
There is a harmonic series in music based on the one in math. Host Eugenia Cheng demonstrates how the use of harmonics on strings (even in a piano) and the voice are used by composers deliberately, for special effects.")
