I am focusing on the Right Whale as it is an endangered species. My goal is to write music for and about the whales to help raise public awareness. Its body is twice as wide as its length, creating a round internal chamber for resonance which presents certain challenges for music making due to the non-melodic, odd timbre sounds the whales make. I describe the whales in terms of their physical vibrations, resonance, timbre and harmonics (as can be heard by the human ear). I do not get into the resonance of the ocean environment itself at this point, only the whale sounds that can be heard on short recordings.
I also present my own personal experience of intuitive listening, toning, connecting to and understanding the right whales. I have intuited stress, sadness and mourning, as they are struggling with survival. I compare my experience with others who have described similar intuitive communication with the natural world. I discuss how sound healing bridges the scientific with the intuitive and how valuable that has been for me in terms of healing and creating, and how important I believe that is for healing the environment and our connection to it. If there is time we will do a brief meditation/toning on the Right Whale.