In this ultimate guide to tuning drums, you'll learn how to make your kit sound better with different tuning methods and tips.
DIY Bottle Flute– So easy to make and fabulous for practicing patience and persistence! It’s also a great way to practice fractions as you fill the bottles to create different pitches in sound. Aboriginal Clapping SticksbyLaughing Kids Learn– A wonderful homemade instrument to practice rhythm ...
We think the piano is the best musical instrument to learn. Of course, we’re biased as pianists, but there are compelling reasons to pick up piano as your first musical instrument:#1: You can make amazing sounds from day 1Some instruments, like the violin or the trumpet, take skill ...
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Another way to explore how sound is generated is to use a musical instrument, such as a guitar or a violin. Pick one of the strings and pluck it. Then place your finger on one of the frets of that string, and pluck it again. A vibrating string can create sound, much like a rubber...
How to Make an Acoustic Guitar: Look I'm building a guitar! - Me You're doing what now? - Quite literally everyone else Hi and welcome to my longest woodworking project so far. Let me tell you the story of how I ended up building an acoustic guitar
“In the last 12 months, I’ve had to play the Bodhran (Irish folk drum), the spoons, and the steel drums.” Here are some of the main skills you’ll need as a percussionist… Rhythm You can’t get past this one. You need to have rhythm if you want to be a percussionist. If...
Some drums have a shell made of metal. Commonly used metals include steel, aluminum, brass, and bronze. Sometimes synthetic materials are used to make shells. These materials are usually strong, hard plastics. The various hardware components that hold the drum together are usually made of steel...
It's a colorful history for an instrument that's no less unique. Half drum, half fretted, string instrument, the modern banjo has nearly as much polished metal on it as a '58 Buick and a bright, distinctive sound that's familiar to all. ...
Understanding some of the fundamentals of the instrument will help you to make informed decisions on where best to place your microphone(s). For example, the low frequencies are strongest at the soundhole itself. For this reason, it makes little sense to capture the sound from here if you ...