My instrument is called "The
Music Stick, also known as the Digeridoo. My mom
and dad helped me build my instrument. I chose a
design for my instrument off of a website on the
Internet. My dad and I went to Home Depot to buy
PVC pipe. My dad cut it down to five feet for me.
My mom and I went to Walmart to get some medium and
fine grain sandpaper, beeswax, primer paint, clear
coat paint and super glue.
My dad and I used the
sandpaper and sanded down the PVC pipe. We then put
two coats of primer paint on it. When the primer
had dried, I decorated my instrument with things
that represented me and my family. My mom helped me
paint it and super glue pictures, beads and flower
petals onto my instrument.
My dad also helped me melt
the beeswax on the stove. When the beeswax was all
melted, we dipped one end of the instrument into
it. We used our fingers to form the mouth piece of
my instrument. After the beeswax had dried, my dad
helped me spray two coats of clear coat paint on my
instrument.
To change the dynamics, I
blow harder, which makes a loud sound. I can also
change the dynamics by not blowing as hard. You can
change the pitch on my instrument by loosening and
tightening my lips while blowing into my
instrument. The timbre of my instrument is bossy
and hollow.
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