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February 7, 2010

A Visit To Petrosains Muzika

Do you love music? Personally, I am a music freak. Certainly can't live without music! Well, speaking of Music, have you heard of the Science of Music before? Well, this post is all about the Science of Music @ Petrosains Muzika, KLCC.

A couple of weeks ago, Me and Ellie aka @MissyCheerio went out for a date. We went to the Petrosains Muzika, just to pay a visit for the Muzika section since I never been there before. But I did went to Petrosains for my 4th time already in total.


I remember Petrosains was already there since I was standard 2 or 3. It's about more than 10 years already. Been there for quite some time and it still rocks.


Ellie was getting very excited about it. She starts to get herself something to play once we got in.


The interior outlook when I walked in Petrosains Muzika. It is very spacious. There was around 24 different types of music exhibits for visitors to see, touch and learn from.


Songs about Us
This is how it’s done. Put on the headphones and run the device on the white dots. The songs will be played & from each dot that represent different countries on the globe you will learn a bit about the singers. There are some info given too about the community there.


It's a very interesting device & I was quite impress about this thing. I think I spend 30 mins just standing there with the earphones in my ear!


Ellie playing the HUGE round piano/keyboard.


Very nice musical symbols decorations above the songs about us device.


Air guitars – The gloves
Ellie loved this. You just have to put on the orange gloves provided and strum an imaginary air guitar. The computer software follows your actions. Then the sound is then produced by a computer system. Go try this and be a rock star for a few minutes! LOL.


Scratching
When I was young I want to be disc jockey (DJ)! Well, that didn’t happen la. But I got to learn how to scratch the vinyl record on the turntable here at the Muzika! So by moving the record (disc) around clock or anti clock wise, different sounds are produced. In real life, this is how they do too! The sounds that is created is then recorded. The end result is an album. Of course in real life production is not that simple.

In conclusion, I think its worth to go in there and experience the muzika adventure. It's just RM6 per entry. There's more stuff to play from what you see here. You'll get to play with lots of music hands on stuff like this one called the giant panpipes! I did played a song 'twinkle twinkle lil star' with it. Video taken using D300s. Watch !



HAHAHA awesome aint it !

Also there's some contest for you to win some awesome prizes if you visit Petrosains Muzika! Yup, both exhibition and contest is running from 8th Jan to 31st March 2010. I’m thinking of visiting again with my brother once he is on school holidays together with my cousins from Ipoh & Penang during the Chinese New Year holidays!

Ok, first step, choose either to enter the Muzika Online Quiz or the Send To Friends contest.



For more information, log in to HERE.

Prizes are different, depending on how you take part in the contest.

But the quiz is pretty easy ;) so take the “harder” option and stand to win more prizes!



1 PS3 to be given away, and 2 Nintendo Wii! Also 3 iPod Touch & 5 iPod Nano!



And on top of the prize you win if you are announced as one of the winners, you will get additional 1 year PETROSAINS membership!

See the fees you save if you have a year’s membership!



Some benefits are like unlimited visits to Petrosains main exhibition area, discounts on special events & programs as well as Invitations to member previews or special promotions.


Admission hours and rates you needa know.

So what are you waiting, free time go pay a visit and experience yourself the Science of Music in Petrosains Muzika okay? haha.
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