Comments on: “Amazing Grace” with Overtones

By: Courageous Grace

Courageous Grace — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:15:50 +0000

My 2 month old son can make two distinct sounds come out of his throat when he’s upset….sounds like he’s possessed. He also sleeps with his eyes open and all you see are the whites. Creepy.

By: hedwig

hedwig — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:57:10 +0000

Ok, I’m back from the youtube trip- that is so totally amazing. I think, like it or not, I’m going to have to try to do it… but I’m going to wait till I’m alone in the woods somewhere… lol

By: hedwig

hedwig — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:33:06 +0000

Not my taste, but I certainly did hear it and I’m impressed. I’m heading over there to see the tutorial… totally interesting.

By: Viola

Viola — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:22:17 +0000

//and lots of Westerners can’t appreciate Eastern music

Totally with you there, gail. I think it’s amazing to listen to.

By: gail

gail — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:02:02 +0000

Well, that’s a matter of taste. It’s a form of tone production that’s been around for centuries in the East (particularly Mongolia, Tibet) and is also practiced among the Inuit (so it apparently came across the Bering Straits with them from Siberia). Even for people who don’t like the way it sounds — and lots of Westerners can’t appreciate Eastern music — it has historical and cultural interest, and musical interest as well for people who are interested in the production of overtones.

By: DanO

DanO — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:30:08 +0000

it sounds really bad. it’s neat, but what’s the point?

By: gail

gail — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:44:17 +0000

Xana32, try not to focus on the low sounds he’s making. If you listen to them too closely, you’ll miss the higher-pitched flute-like sound that kind of hovers above them. It helps to close your eyes.

By: Nastia

Nastia — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:19:33 +0000

Unless you like bagpipes I don’t see how that is enjoyable to listen to

By: xana32

xana32 — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:57:15 +0000

i think you posted this to make me feel stupid. I don’t get it.

By: Hirudin

Hirudin — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:23:09 +0000

Oddly enough I first heard about throat singing from Futurama… The episode is “Where the Buggalo Roam” (Season 4 Episode 6).

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:44:59 +0000

Whoa – that was cool! I had to close my eyes and just listen, but it was pretty clear.

By: alison

alison — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:48:14 +0000

wow! I’ve never heard of this before but I caught it after 2 listens, that was so cool!!

By: MrPumpernickel

MrPumpernickel — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:11:29 +0000

Better example with much clearer overtone sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY1pcEtHI_w

Though not Amazing Grace.

By: DrJones

DrJones — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:02:40 +0000

This kid looks like the nerdy child on Honey I Shrunk the Kids! Kinda sounds like him too…minus the singing!

By: Ty

Ty — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:05:54 +0000

oh my god, i had to listen to that three times before i heard the flutey sound, but when i catch onto those tones, it finally became clear.

AWESOME!

By: L

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:39:49 +0000

Reminds me of human bagpipes…

By: shecky

shecky — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:29:49 +0000

Very well done indeed.

By: gail

gail — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:34:14 +0000

Allison, the singer in this clip also has a tutorial explaining how it’s done — and there are lots of traditional “throat singers” who have been doing it for centuries, including Mongolians and Inuit.

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:31:08 +0000

Very cool. I didn’t know you could sing overtones!

I had a flute piece where a large section was done purely in overtones. I like this better, it doesn’t sound as annoying as a flute would

By: Jerse

Jerse — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:21:31 +0000

The look at the end was like “Nailed It!”