SLJ Nanogirl: Make a musical instrument

Today, I did a task in which I made a musical instrument using materials that I found at my home.

First, I looked at Nanogirl's video to learn what sound is and looked at some examples of musical instruments.

A musical instrument is a device that makes a sound created by making a vibration that wiggles the air molecules in our ears so we can hear it.

Second, I searched for what I could use to make different pitches and create my musical tune.

Third, I collected a chopstick and three glasses that were filled with different amounts of water.

Next, I thought of a nursery rhyme that I could learn easily and play as my music.

The music that I chose was "Mary had a little lamb" and practised it over and over again.

Then, I recorded my screencastify of me playing my song on my musical instrument.

Lastly, I embedded my video on my blog post so that I can share my work. I made sure to change the permission setting of the screencastify to anyone with the link. 

I learnt that when there is more water in a glass it makes a low pitch and when there is less water in a glass it makes a high pitch.

An interesting fact is that the instrument I invented is like a glass harp which is played in Rome, Italy. The rims of wine glasses are filled with water and are rubbed by the player's fingers to create the notes.

Something that I didn't know was that sound can be tested by putting your fingers on your voice box and humming. You will be able to feel a vibration on your fingertips which proves that sound is made by vibrations.

I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to make create my musical instrument and practise playing a tune on it.