The physics of playing guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez
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Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics
of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and
vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm,
melody, and music? Oscar Fernando Perez details the physics of playing the guitar, from first pluck to that final shredding chord.
Why can you distinguish between instruments even when they are playing the same note?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Oscar Fernando Perez
- Animator Chris Boyle
- Producer Helen Powers
- Composer Matt Santo
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Narrator Addison Anderson
