harmonics
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I like odd chord changes; when I was singing with the Jazz Passengers, that was sort of like going to college for me, they used all kinds of time signatures and harmonics and things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
“There’s something that happens when you lock in to somebody and all the harmonics ping,” says Sting backup singer Jo Lawry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
"We can clearly distinguish between samples with and without SPEs, and we can now explain how the observed harmonics are responsible for a wide range of single photon emitters."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
“Pisachi” alternates between hushed, singing harmonics and piquant rhythms painted in impassioned tremolos and spiky pizzicatos.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Instead, the harmonics give the note its color.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
