1. Exploring Music
Lab 4
by Prof. Lydia Ayers

2. Objectives Make wind instruments using various types of bottles
Flutes
Trumpets
Balloons
Record samples of your sounds
Work on your composition

3. Make Flutes from Bottles
Blow across the opening of the bottle to get a flute sound
Pour some water into the bottle to change the pitch
Create a pan-pipe instrument by using three or more bottles with different amounts of water
Experiment with the bottles to create a melody using high, medium and low sounds
You can work with a partner if you want to have more pitches

4. Make Trumpets from Bottles
Cut the end off one of the bottles
Buzz your lips into the opening of the bottle to get a trumpet sound
You can get different pitches by making the bottles larger or smaller
Experiment with the bottles to create a melody using high, medium and low sounds
You can work with a partner if you want to have more pitches

5. Record Samples
Record samples of your wind sounds using the SoundEditor, as you did last week.
Record some flute sounds
Record some double reed sounds
Record some trumpet sounds
Keep the best sounds for next week
You should keep at least one sound from each type

6. Prepare the Sounds
Clean up the sounds using CoolEdit, as you did last week.
Convert your .wav file to sampling rate.
All the .wav files must use the same sampling rate
Convert your .wav file to mono.
This exercise will be easier if all your sample files are mono
Make sure you have only one sound in each file.
Get rid of any unnecessary noise at the beginning and the end of each sound.

7. Cover the Hole with a Balloon
Cover the hole tightly with a balloon
Use rubber bands to hold it on
Blow across the other end like a flute
Press lightly with your finger on the balloon to change the pitch
Record some tones and prepare and save the best ones
double balloon flute
big membrane flute

8. Work on Your Composition
If you have extra time, you can try using some of your new sounds in your composition
Listen to your composition and change anything that you want to improve
You may want to repeat it with some variation