Miriam Margolyes

Where I think the American actor is slightly at a disadvantage is in vocal technique. I don't think that words are their friend in the same way that English actors are used to using words: understanding about consonance and how to shade a vowel to show emotional color.

English Actress

Christian Scott

I came up with a 'forecasting cell,' which is basically a mixed intention cell or chord that is a complete hybrid of a consonance and a dissonance, and what that does when you are improvising is lead you to where you are supposed to go.

American Musician

Keith Jarrett

If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It's a language that was alien and then it's less and less alien as it continues to live.

American Composer

Quincy Jones

Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.

Consonance is a literary device used to give rhythm and enhance a poetic feel.

Poetic Technique

Consonance can be subtle; not all consonants have to be exact, but they must sound similar.

Subtle Sound Play

Consonance doesn't only appear at the end of lines; it can occur anywhere in words.

Not Just Endings

Consonance suggests a broader sense of agreement than just being exactly the same.

Broad Agreement

It implies elements complement each other well, creating a harmonious result.

Compatibility

In relationships, consonance suggests shared values and a smooth partnership.

Relationship Harmony

In music, consonance is used to describe notes that sound pleasing together, often in chords.

Pleasant Music

The intervals in consonance create a sense of satisfaction and resolution in music.

Harmonic Intervals

Consonance is often contrasted with dissonance, which sounds harsh or unresolved.

Music Contrast

 the simpler the ratio, the more pleasing or consonant those two notes will sound together. And the more complex the ratio, the more dissonant they will sound. And it's this interplay between tension and release, or consonance and dissonance, that makes what we call music.

What does the universe...

 "So long lives this and this gives life to thee." In fact, this type of specific consonance, which occurs at the beginning of words may be familiar to you already. It's called alliteration, or front rhyme. Great examples include tongue twisters.