New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
| Uncommon instruments-from ancient times, or from countries other than our own, or those that we invent-include:
• the didgeridoo-a long wooden trumpet • the daxophone-a wooden blade attached to a wooden block with contact microphones • the bubble organ-made from balloons, water, old furniture, and rain gutters • the aquaggaswack-tuned pot lids welded onto plumbing pipes Research "uncommon instruments" on the Internet for more examples, and visit www.vegetableorchestra.org for a truly inventive treat. After all this inspiration, fashion your own uncommon instrument. Children are instinctively creative, so include them in this exercise. Then say: "Light the spark, Greet the muse, Open the channel, Ideas flow through." |
