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