Project 5: Musical Instruments

In the next step of our audio experiments we are to construct our own musical instruments out of the not so usual objects. For them to be defined as musical instruments they have to have certain elements about them to form the sounds. I wanted to first construct my idea of what I intend my instrument to act, sound and look like before focusing on the guidelines. I was able to get a few ideas from such websites and applications about what materials I could use for the instrument. I have decided to create multiple noises since it will allow for more choice in sounds that will enhance the music I make. I also will make these noises to have different tones and depth that will bring a special aptitude for my team.

My source of materials found from recycling bins

From here I felt that having wood as my base, I could make a simple keyboard using different sizes and materials for keys to create the different tones. I went for ones that could bend easy while also having a bit of elastic pressure to help bring the flick motion of the keys flicking up or down to create the sound.

I was very surprised with the reaction I got from what music videos Richard Mcfarlene showed us on Thursday. It was not as unusual as most of the stuff we have been hearing over the past few weeks, even though there were retro and ambiguous attributes to them it really uninterested me. It might have been from how calm and sensual a lot of it was causing me to relax and unfocus but I think I have become asserted to wanting to listen to more flamboyant sounds to help open up my passage of what is considered music. I do not think that Mcfarlenes music did this.