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Marcy Marxer: Making & Playing Homemade Instruments [VHS]ReviewsThis is a great video, with instructions that any fool can follow,(even me). Real instruments made from inexpensive parts. Average Rating:  |
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Did you know that you can make a banjo out of a bleach bottle? A conga drum from an oatmeal box? Maracas from frozen orange juice cans? Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer invite kids, parents and teachers to help them make and play these and other homemade instruments... |
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Making and Playing Homemade Instruments |
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Kids and parents of all ages will be delighted with this fun-filled musical experience. They'll learn to make - and really play - an oatmeal box banjo, a mouth bow, a washtub bass, maracas and shakers, and other instruments using the simplest tools and in |
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Simple Flutes: A Guide to Flute Making and Playing, or How to Make and Play Great Homemade Musical Instruments for Children and All Ages from Bamboo, Wood, Clay, Metal, PVC Plastic, or Anything ElseReviewsToo simple....I almost returned it, but didn't think it was worth the effort. This is a PAMPHLET, not a book....there are pages with only one centered paragraph on the whole page, saying, basically, "you too can play a flute." Then on to the next chapter! It has some worthwhile information, so I kept it. The title is longer than the book....maybe he should have put the title inside to make it longer. If you have a desire to learn how to build a transverse, or side blown flute, this is a start. Transverse or side blown, is only one of many types of flutes. If you have an interest in Chinese flutes, Bolivian Flutes, pan flutes, or Native American type flutes, do your research on the internet and find the book related to the type. Each of these other flutes are shaped, made, and played differently. Simple flutes will teach you the basics and theory of the construction of the classic side blown flute. It is worth the money just to have it as a reference book. Personally, I liked the book, but perhaps some more pictures on how to do things would be nice. For example, on how to make a wood flute it says a shell auger can be used to make a flute. Some step by step directions would be nice. this is a great book to give the BASICS of creating simple instruments such as flutes. its very short and gives some great base ideas for begainers. i do wish it was more detailed however it will have you making flutes quickly My interest in flutes began years ago by making several pan flutes from Bamboo and acrylic tubing. After a trip to Peru in 2004 I became interested in quenas...end blown Andean flutes. My ambitions then carried through to wanting to make transverse flutes. I have found the book Simple Flutes perfect for my initial foray into trans-flute making. I am impressed with the economy of words that conveyed much information. It is a good doorway to other references. The G flute described in this book was easy to build and works very well. More detailed data for other sizes would have been welcome. However, more ponderous book might discourage the neophyte into not carrying through with making one's first flute. Mark's book and instructions made it easy to be successful, which then whets the appetite to get more involved with flutes in other keys. A great, simple to read handbook for someone starting in this fascinating hobby. Average Rating: |
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Simple flutes of bamboo, wood, metal, plastic, or clay can be a joy to play and make. This book gives you the basics of simple flute playing, then offers guidelines for making flutes of your own from a variety of materials... |
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