One of the major problems with creating sound for my instrument is how quiet the noise could be. This was to do with quite a few things, the wood base did not help institute a loud vibration of sound because of how solid and overpowering it was. Also the tubular plastic was not echoing well and was starting to lose its elasticity. I was able to overcome these problems by using a large plastic bucket to amplify these sounds which also helped keep my instrument in place and balanced. The plastic tubes I turned into a pan pipe instrument giving me a wind sound to go with my key and elastic sounds.
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| My instrument as a final product |
Before we performed, just like last week, we had a few rehearsals to understand how our instruments would work in harmony and in sync. To make sure all sounds are heard Jo and I had to choose when to start and stop so we don't drown out Rachel's music as hers is much more quieter and dormant. Also to not drag our sounds out we would give signals to each other to know when we will start to conclude our piece.
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| My band performing live |
I have found this weeks exercise to be very experimental in what we were to create as a team and individually. I personally did not want our group to all have the same instruments so we can stand out in our own way and not be grouped as one sound but still to be seen as one band. The types of materials I have used has been a big impact into my instrument. I know a lot of other students work have similar structure whether it be using a string with an amplifier or some stretched rubber attached to a plastic tube. That is why I wanted to go for what was different and I could do this by setting for something quite simple like a few vibrations on wood yet very different to what others were making.
Here is my performance from
friday.
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