Charles Taylor recreates the famous Chadni figures and shows how vibrating plates are used to make music in various instruments. Watch the full third lecture of the series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring-music/science-strings-and-symphonies?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description Charles Taylor gave the 1989 Christmas Lectures "Exploring Music" about how science and music are often treated as separate subjects but one can often say a lot about the other. His third lecture, where this clip is from, explores how flat plates and hollow bodies work to create and amplify music. Watch the full series: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1989/exploring-music?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter