Index
Numbers
3-string strummer, making, 15–22
4/4 time signature, xxviii
A
acoustic instruments, 112
ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release), 119
aerophones. See also Drinking Straw Aerophones
amplifier, controlling, 119
amplitude
sound waves, xxxiii
waveforms, xxvi
antinodes, standing wave patterns, 5–6
Arduino microcontroller board, 120
atom, defined, xxiiii
audio jacks, using with earbuds, 173
B
Bach, J. S., 113
Balloon Drum
described, 70
materials, 70
Bart Hopkin website, 200
bass violin, string vibration, 8
Bastien, Pierre, musical inventors, 109
Beach Boys, 122
Beat Machines, 93
beats
defined, xxviii
bells, xxxiii
Blue Man Group website, 200
bobby pins, using for thumb piano, 79–80
Bowie, David, 117
Bullroarer
materials, 31
safety warning, 31
C
C, frequency, xxxii
capacitor, 185
Carlos, Wendy, 113
cat’s whisker, 186
CBG (cigar box guitar), 16
Chamber Music Piano software, 145
charge, defined, xxiiii
chordophones
explained, xxxiii
vibrations, 24
chromatic scale, xxx
Chrome Music Lab, 129
cigar box, using for music box, 96
circuit, defined, xxiiii
circuit bending
explained, xxiiii
trial and error, xxiiii
clothespins, Experimental Music Box, 99
coffee stirrers, Experimental Music Box, 98
comb, using in jug band, 14
Compact Washtub Bass
materials and tools, 10
safety warning, 11
Cookie Tin Steel Drum
described, 59
materials and tools, 59
safety warning, 59
copper tape, working with, 175, 180
cucumber, using for ocarina, 34–38
Cup Song
described, 54
materials and tools, 54
Curie, Pierre and Jacques, 169
current, measure of, 167
cycle, defined, xxv
cymbals, xxxiii
D
didgeridoo, 24
DIY Theremin
described, 124
materials and tools, 124
safety warning, 125
Do, Re, Mi, xxx
dollar stores, talking toy phone, 152–153
Donati, Giuseppe, 34
Drinking Straw Aerophones. See also aerophones
materials and tools, 25
drums, xxxiii
Duncan, Alec, 67
E
earbuds, audio jacks, 173
Edison, Thomas, 160
Eine Kliene Kiddiemusik, 30
electric ukelele, xxiiii
electrical energy, creating, 167–168
electricity, science of, xxiiii–xxiiii, 114
electromagnet, 168
electronic instruments, 112, 114. See also Makey Makey Musical Surface
electrons
oscillation, 114
electrophones, xxxiii
energy, science of, xxiiii–xxiiii
envelope generator, 119
Experimental Music Box
cigar box, 96
materials and tools, 94
playing, 103
prototype, 95
safety warning, 94
Experimental Musical Instruments website, 200
F
filters and synthesizers, 118
fipple, making for ocarina, 37
Flapping Paper Strips
making, 108
materials and tools, 108
safety warning, 108
flat notes, xxix
flowerpot resonator, 80
flutes, xxiiii, xxxiii, 23–24. Seealso ocarina
Franklin, Benjamin, 48
Freakenspeak circuit, 147
frequencies
adding together, xxxii
C, xxxii
sound, xxxi
speed of waves, 2
wavelength, 2
fundamental tone, xxxi
G
G clef, xxviii
Galilei, Vincenzo, 9
The Garbage-Men website, 200
Ghazala, Reed, 146
Giant Corrugated Singing Tube
materials and tools, 28
safety warning, 28
“Good Vibrations,” 122
“Grand Wizzard,” 166
Grande, Ariana, 137
guitars, xxxiii. See also Stick-on-Top 3-String Strummer; string instruments
H
half notes, xxviii
Handy, Keith, xxiiii
harmonics
producing, 6
ratios, 7
standing wave pattern, 5
and wavelengths, 6
harps, xxxiii
hertz, measurement of, xxv
Hopkin, Bart, 200
horns, xxxiii
hose, using for singing tube, 29–30
hot glue, removing, 87
I
inductor, 185
instruments
acoustic, 112
electronic, 112
jug band, 14
vibrations, xxxi
interference, 4
interval of music, xxviii–xxix, xxxi
inventors
Barnes, Dave, 147
Bastien, Pierre, 109
Curie, Pierre and Jacques, 169
Edison, Thomas, 160
Franklin, Benjamin, 48
Galilei, Vincenzo, 9
“Grand Wizzard,” 166
Heap, Imogen, 137
Livingston, Theodore, 166
Marconi, Guglielmo, 187
Molin, Martin, 83
Moog, Robert, 113
Nikoladze, Koka, 93
P.D.Q. Bach, 30
Pythagoras, 9
Tesla, Nikola, 187
Theremin, Leon, 122
J
Jarvis, Brian, 117
jug band instruments, 14
K
kalimba, 77
kits and parts bundles, xxiiii
Koyama, Junji, 34
L
lamellophone, 77
lasso d’amore, 30
LEGOs, marble music machine, 83
littleBits Synth Glove
materials and tools, 130
Micro Sequencer module, 131
Livingston, Theodore, musical inventors, 166
longitudinal wave, xxiv
LPs (long-playing) records, 162
lute, 9
M
“magical musical gloves,” 137
magnet wire, wrapping for speaker, 174
Makey Makey Harp software, 145
Makey Makey Musical Surface. See also electronic instruments
materials and tools, 138
music software, 145
mallets
DIY (Do-It-Yourself), 40
Tunable Water Glasses, 47
Wrenchophone, 65
Manila Record Player
described, 161
materials and tools, 161
warning, 161
Marconi, Guglielmo, 187
marimba, 43
materials and tools
art stores, xxiiii
Balloon Drum, 70
bullroarer, 31
Compact Washtub Bass, 10
Cookie Tin Steel Drum, 59
Cup Song, 54
discount department stores, xxiiii
DIY Theremin, 124
dollar stores, xxiiii
Drinking Straw Aerophones, 25
electronics parts and kits, xxiiii
Experimental Music Box, 94
Flapping Paper Strips, 108
Giant Corrugated Singing Tube, 28
hardware stores, xxiiii–xxiiii
littleBits Synth Glove, 130
Makey Makey Musical Surface, 138
Manila Record Player, 161
mp3 player, xxiiii
Musical Marble Run, 82
office supply stores, xxiiii–xxiiii
Origami Paper Popper, 104
Packing Tape Bass Drum, 67
The Pickle-O, a Vegetable Ocarina, 34
Pizza Box Radio, 188
Plain Pencil Microphone, 181
Rainstick, 50
recycling bin, xxiiii
Simple Circuit Bending, 148
Singing Bowl, 44
Stick-on-Top 3-String Strummer, 15
Super-Simple Speaker, 170
thrift shops, xxiiii
Thumb Piano, 76
transistor radio, xxiiii
Tunable Water Glasses, 46
Wrenchophone, 62
matter, science of, xxiiii–xxiiii
mbira, 77
measures, explained, xxviii, 41–42
melody, explained, 40
membranophones, xxxiii, 40–43, 67–69
meter, explained, xxviii, 41–42
microphones
middle C, frequency, xxxi–xxxii
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), 118
mi.mu musical gloves, 137
molecules
defined, xxiiii
in longitudinal sound wave, xxiv
Molin, Martin, 83
mono and stereophonic speakers, 171, 178–179
Moog, Robert, 113
Moog Synthesizer, 129
Moog Theramini, 121
music
beats, xxviii
chromatic scale, xxx
making from noise, 88
measures, xxviii
meters, xxviii
and notes, xxvii
pentatonic scale, xxx
pitch, xxvii
staff, xxviii
music boxes
music synthesizers
described, 112
electronic components, 118–119
electrophones, xxxiii
playing around with, 129
musical greeting card, 149–153
musical inventors
Barnes, Dave, 147
Bastien, Pierre, 109
Curie, Pierre and Jacques, 169
Edison, Thomas, 160
Franklin, Benjamin, 48
Galilei, Vincenzo, 9
“Grand Wizzard,” 166
Heap, Imogen, 137
Livingston, Theodore, 166
Marconi, Guglielmo, 187
Molin, Martin, 83
Moog, Robert, 113
Nikoladze, Koka, 93
P.D.Q. Bach, 30
Pythagoras, 9
Tesla, Nikola, 187
Theremin, Leon, 122
Musical Marble Run
materials and tools, 82
safety warning, 83
N
natural frequency, xxxi, xxxii
Nikoladze, Koka, 93
nodes, standing wave patterns, 5–6
noise, making music from, 88
noise waveform, 116
noisemakers
Musical Marble Run, 91
Rainstick, 53
notes. See also pitch
A-G, xxix
explained, xxvii
music staff, xxviii
ratio, xxxii
timbre, xxx
nucleus, xxiiii
O
ocarina, making, 34–38. See also flutes
octave
between notes, 9
OddMusic website, 200
Online Tone Generator, 129
Origami Paper Popper
described, 104
materials and tools, 104
oscillation, defined, 114
oscillators, 118
oscilloscope, xxv
P
Packing Tape Bass Drum
described, 67
materials and tools, 67
paint stirrers, using for bullroarer, 32
paper speaker, making, 175–179
paper strips, making, 108
parts and kits bundles, xxiiii
P.D.Q. Bach, 30
pencils
mallets, 40
pentatonic scale, xxx
phonographs
invention, 160
piano keyboard, xxix
pianos. See Scratch Piano software; Thumb Piano
The Pickle-O, a Vegetable Ocarina
materials, 34
safety warning, 35
pitch. See also notes
changing, 2
explained, xxvii
and frequency of sound wave, xxxi
and tension of strings, 9
Pizza Box Radio
materials and tools, 188
safety warning, 189
Plain Pencil Microphone
materials and tools, 181
safety warning, 182
Porter, Chuck, 185
pressure wave, xxiv
pressure waves, creating, 104
projects
Makey Makey musical surface, 138–145
paper strips, 108
pulse waveform, 116
pushpin, using with Rainstick, 51–53
Pythagoras, 9
Q
quarter notes, xxviii
R
radio waves, 185
radios
Rainstick
described, 50
materials and tools, 50
ratio of frequency, xxxi–xxxii, 7
ratios
harmonics, 7
of notes, xxxii
record player
reed, using with wind instruments, 24
resistance, xxiii. See also variable resistor
resonance and timbre, 75
resonator, 80
rhythm
Cup Song, 57
Rosenbaum, Eric, 138, 143, 145
S
Sachs-Hornbostel system, xxxiii
sampling, explained, 146
sawtooth waveform, 115
scales, xxx
Schickele, Peter, 30
Schulkin, Jay, xxiiii
science of sound, xxiiii–xxiiii
Science-Wiz Sound kit, 158
Scratch Piano software, 143, 145. See also Thumb Piano
scratching, 166
sharp notes, xxix
Simple Circuit Bending
described, 149
materials and tools, 148
safety warning, 149
sine wave, 115
Singing Bowl
materials, 44
sound
frequency, xxxi
vibrations and energy, xxiv
volume, xxx
Sound Plant software, 145
sound vibrations
feeling in metal bowls, 45
sound creation, xxiiii
transport through air, xxiiii–xxiv
sound waves. See also waves
converting energy of, 167
frequency, 3
speakers
mono and stereophonic, 171, 178–179
speed of waves
explained, xxvi
and frequency, 2
spoons, using in jug band, 14
springs, Experimental Music Box, 95, 97, 99
square waveform, 116
stereophonic and mono speakers, 171, 178–179
Stick-on-Top 3-String Strummer. See also guitars; string instruments
materials and tools, 15
tuning, 22
string instruments, xxxiii. See also guitars; Stick-on-Top 3-String Strummer
string length, changing, 7
strings
thickness and heaviness, 8
stripping wires, 172
Stylophone, 117
Super-Simple Speaker
materials and tools, 170
safety warning, 173
“Switched on Bach,” 113
syncopated rhythm, 42
synthesizers
described, 112
electronic components, 118–119
electrophones, xxxiii
playing around with, 129
T
tempo, explained, 41
Tesla, Nikola, 187
theremin
Theremin, Leon, 122
Thumb Piano. See also Scratch Piano software
materials and tools, 76
safety warning, 78
timbre
explained, xxx
natural frequency, xxxii
resonance, 75
time signature, xxviii
tines, choosing for thumb piano, 78, 80
tissue paper, using in jug band, 14
tools and materials
art stores, xxiiii
Balloon Drum, 70
bullroarer, 31
Compact Washtub Bass, 10
Cookie Tin Steel Drum, 59
Cup Song, 54
discount department stores, xxiiii
DIY Theremin, 124
dollar stores, xxiiii
Drinking Straw Aerophones, 25
electronics parts and kits, xxiiii
Experimental Music Box, 94
Flapping Paper Strips, 108
Giant Corrugated Singing Tube, 28
hardware stores, xxiiii–xxiiii
littleBits Synth Glove, 130
Makey Makey Musical Surface, 138
Manila Record Player, 161
mp3 player, xxiiii
Musical Marble Run, 82
office supply stores, xxiiii–xxiiii
Origami Paper Popper, 104
Packing Tape Bass Drum, 67
The Pickle-O, a Vegetable Ocarina, 34
Pizza Box Radio, 188
Plain Pencil Microphone, 181
Rainstick, 50
recycling bin, xxiiii
Simple Circuit Bending, 148
Singing Bowl, 44
Stick-on-Top 3-String Strummer, 15
Super-Simple Speaker, 170
thrift shops, xxiiii
Thumb Piano, 76
transistor radio, xxiiii
Tunable Water Glasses, 46
Wrenchophone, 62
triangle waveform, 115
trumpet, 24
tuba, 24
Tunable Water Glasses
materials and tools, 46
tuning
Stick-on-Top 3-String Strummer, 22
violins, 8
turntablism, 166
U
ukelele, electric, xxiiii
V
variable capacitor, 185
variable resistor, making, 151. See also resistance
Vegetable Orchestra of Vienna, 34
vessel flute, 34
vibrations
feeling in metal bowls, 45
sound creation, xxiiii
transport through air, xxiiii–xxiv
vinyl records
grooves in, 159
sizes, 162
violins, tuning, 8
The Virtual Museum of Music Inventions website, 200
voltage, defined, 114
volume, explained, xxx
W
waltz, beats of, 42
washboard, using in jug band, 14
waveforms
noise, 116
pulse, 116
speed and amplitude, xxvi
square, 116
triangle and sawtooth, 115
wavelengths
charge, defined, 2
defined, xxv
and frequency, 2
and harmonics, 6
waves. See also sound waves
characteristics, 2
frequency of, 3
sine, 115
websites
Bart Hopkin, 200
Blue Man Group, 200
Chamber Music Piano software, 145
Chrome Music Lab, 129
Clara Rockmore Google Doodle, 129
Experimental Musical Instruments, 200
The Garbage-Men, 200
Makey Makey Harp software, 145
Moog Synthesizer Google Doodle, 129
OddMusic, 200
Online Tone Generator, 129
Science-Wiz Sound kit, 158
Scratch Piano software, 143, 145
Sound Plant software, 145
The Virtual Museum of Music Inventions, 200
whole note, xxviii
wind instruments, using reeds with, 24
Wintergatan, 83
wires, stripping, 172
Wrenchophone
described, 62
materials and tools, 62
X