Heartbeat Drum is an interactive exhibit that allows visitors to explore a meaningful relationship between their heartbeat and music. When visitors place both hands on the drum handles, a drumstick beats the drum in rhythm with the visitor’s heartbeat. If the visitor is calm the drum will beat at a slower rate; if the visitor is excited the drum will beat at a faster rate. The double-sided handles allow for two visitors to interact with the exhibit at a time. Visitors can compare their heartbeats and work together to create a beat. It is possible through time and coordination for the visitors to slow or speed up their pulse so that the drum beats in unison.

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Location:

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation, Santa Barbara, CA

Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque, NM