by Prof. Lydia Ayers
Idiophones• among the oldest
instruments• Self-sounding
– idio = self– phone = sound
• <1:15> Tongatong from the Philippines– Stamping tubes– Bamboo tube held in one
hand, closed end at the bottom, is struck against the ground or a hard surface.
– Palm of other hand partly opens and closes the end, changing the timbre.
wooden frog(Thailand)
Tongatong from the Philippineshttp://www.geidai.ac.jp/~odaka/gcat/image/062.jpg
seke seke(Ivory Coast)
Boom Boom Tubes• Can make from:
– cardboard tubes– PVC pipes– water bottles
• Playing them:– Strike them against
a table or your hand• Can also tightly
close one end– Clap your hands
near the open end– Strike the open end
with your hand or a hard object
Stamping Tubes• Similar to Boom
Boom tubes with closed end, and usually longer
• Can make from:– cardboard tubes– PVC pipes
• Stamp the closed end against the floor
<7:5> Sanza, Mbira• “thumb piano”
– nine to thirteen keys
– player can modify the sound by stopping and opening the sound hole
– extremely fast playing with singing
sanza
Sanza, Mbira• Can make body from:
– wooden boxes– cardboard boxes– paper plates
• Can make keys from:– leaf rake tines– flattened steel– huge bobby pins– bicycle spokes– bamboo splints– popsicle sticks
<7:7> Balofon
• wooden slabs
• gourd resonators
balofon
T’rung• A wooden percussion
instrument with xylophone-like sound.
• Comes from the Tay Nguyen region of Vietnam
• <5:09> Sao phong tieu (flute), t’rung, and angklung (bamboo tubes)– No finger holes– Performer produces melody by
covering of the end of the flute and overblowing harmonics
http://www.vietnamtourism.com/v_pages/vietnam/culture/music/vcm_dantrng.htm
Woodstock Gamelan• Can tune aluminum tubes• Can mount on cardboard frame