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My instrument's name is Cleo the Chime. I got
the idea for this instrument when my mom was
collecting can tops because on a TV show this man
made some chimes out of can tops. So I decided to
make it. My instrument is a percussion instrument.
It has a rather high pitch and a decent
volume.
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These are the materials I used. I made my
instrument from can tops, strings and sticks. I
found my materials outside and in my house. I got
my can tops from cans and the string from my sewing
kit. I found the stick outside on the ground. My
string is red. I was going to try to paint the can
tops and the stick, but I had only water
colors.
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This is how I made my instrument. First I got
a stick from outside. Then I got some string from
my sewing kit, got the can tops and some nails and
a hammer. First I took the stick and held it up in
the air with my hand. My mom nailed holes in the
can tops and put the string in the holes of the can
tops. Then we tied the string the with can top to
the stick. I tried to paint it but I had only water
colors and I couldn't find the paint brushes. My
mom helped me put the nail holes in the can tops.
The parts that only I made were the stick and the
strings.
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This is how I play my instrument. First I
hold it in the air so a breeze can blow the can
tops so they will bump into each other. My
instrument has a high pitch. The pitch and volume
stay the same. The sound never changes unless the
wind is blowing hard.
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My reaction to this project was that it was
hard because the string kept getting tangled. The
think I liked about my instrument was nailing in
the holes. What I learned from my instrument is
when metal hits against metal it vibrates to make a
high pitch.
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