BE A MAKER MAKER PROJECTS FOR KIDS WHO LOVE MUSIC ITV REBECCA SJONGER Publishing Company www crabtreebooks com
TIME TO MAKE What do the ancient Greeks and Canadian superstar Deadmau5 have in common They are both makers The link is one of the world's most popular ways of making music keyboard instruments More than 2 000 years ago the Greeks invented an organ powered by water Later makers replaced the water with air to make pipe organs Skip ahead to today and Deadmau5's prized grand piano He hooks it up to his computer to make electronic music Who will design the next advance in keyboards It could be you PIONEERS OF MUSIC Throughout history the pioneers of music have been creative and resourceful In ancient Sri Lanka someone joined a coconut shell and a bamboo stem with a few other everyday objects It became one of the earliest instruments to be played with a bow People still make music using ordinary items Take the members of Vienna s Vegetable Orchestra for example They make and play vegetable instruments from carrot futes to pumpkin drums Could coconuts or carrots be used in your music projects ARE THE MAKER MOVEMENT People who invent new instruments and ways of performing music are part of a growing group called makers They are from many different fields but they have a lot in common The design of these ravanahatha comes from ancient Sri Lankan coconut and bamboo
Makers often collaborate or work together in makerspaces and labs They gather to share tools and knowledge There might be a makerspace near you RISK TAKING Hands on experiments are a big part of the maker movement Makers take risks because they believe they can change the world Failure will not stop them They learn from their mistakes and persist until they find Solutions Creative resources and inspiration are everywhere even in the vegetable aisle of the grocery store a Cajon DESIGN PROCESSES Some people make their own instruments because they are expensive to buy and repair Other makers have an instrument they want to adapt They alter the original design to work in a different way Music makers bring their ideas to life through a variety of creative processes They may design by tria and error This process involves trying different approaches until one works well Often makers start with an idea develop a prototype test it and then improve it Be inspired by instruments from around the world This maker is building a cajon which is a drum from
