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    The document summarizes a school music project where students in grades 1-4 studied and constructed panpipes from different materials. They made panpipes out of materials like clay, bamboo, river cane, plastic tubes, copper, and cardboard. The students learned that pitch is determined by tube length, not the construction material. They also found it difficult to sound open pipes by blowing but had more success with "thunkers", stomping tubes, and a PVC pipe organ. The project was funded by an ASM foundation grant and helped students understand how different materials can be used to create musical instruments.

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    The document summarizes a school music project where students in grades 1-4 studied and constructed panpipes from different materials. They made panpipes out of materials like clay, bamboo, river cane, plastic tubes, copper, and cardboard. The students learned that pitch is determined by tube length, not the construction material. They also found it difficult to sound open pipes by blowing but had more success with "thunkers", stomping tubes, and a PVC pipe organ. The project was funded by an ASM foundation grant and helped students understand how different materials can be used to create musical instruments.

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    The document summarizes a school music project where students in grades 1-4 studied and constructed panpipes from different materials. They made panpipes out of materials like clay, bamboo, river cane, plastic tubes, copper, and cardboard. The students learned that pitch is determined by tube length, not the construction material. They also found it difficult to sound open pipes by blowing but had more success with "thunkers", stomping tubes, and a PVC pipe organ. The project was funded by an ASM foundation grant and helped students understand how different materials can be used to create musical instruments.

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    Panpipes and

    Musical Tubes
    Brownell-Talbot Lower School Music
    2005-06 School Year
    Living in a Material
    World
    • August 4, 2005 ASM Foundation Teacher
    Grant is awarded
    • August 29, 2005 School starts
    • September 6, 2005 Project begins
    • October 2005 tubes highlighted on stage
    by Grades 1-4
    • January–May 2006 Grades 1-4 study,
    construct and compare panpipes made
    from a variety of materials.
    Panpipes are ancient
    instruments found in many
    cultures.

    Bolivia Peru Indonesia

    Panpipes we purchased in Nebraska


    Panpipes made
    from a variety of
    materials - cane, clay
    wood wood, clay, metal,
    and stone - are
    bone found worldwide
    and have been cane

    known since
    antiquity.
    They include the ancient
    Greek syrinx, the modern
    Romanian nai, and the
    yupana of the Andes
    The name panpipe refers
    to the god Pan of ancient
    Greek mythology; fleeing
    his pursuit, the nymph
    Syrinx was turned into a
    bed of reeds, from which
    Pan made his pipes
    Some instruments in our
    music room are tubes

    Plastic Boomwhackers

    MetalTone Chimes

    Wooden Train Whistle


    Grade 4 learns French horns
    and Alphorns are tubes too

    Thomas Jostlein
    Omaha Symphony Mentor
    January 2006
    We made panpipes out of
    a variety of materials in
    music class
    Clay

    Plastic test
    tubes
    PVC Pipe
    Fat soda
    Glass test
    Copper straws
    tubes
    Pipe
    Aluminum
    Pipe

    Plastic
    Tubing
    Bamboo
    River Cane

    Thin soda straws


    We also made larger tubes
    from a variety of materials.

    Plastic golf tube “thunkers”


    PVC pipe stomping tubes
    All Required Measuring
    and Cutting
    Centimeters and Inches
    Measure/Divide/Multiply
    Do = L (length)
    Re = L X .9
    Mi = L X .8
    Fa = L X .73
    Sol = L X .66
    La = L X .6
    Ti = L X .53
    Do’ = L X .5
    All Require Planning and
    Careful Construction
    All Require “Material”
    River Cane
    Bamboo
    Cardboard
    Clay
    Glass
    Copper
    Aluminum
    Plastic
    PVC Pipe
    PVC can make huge
    musical pipes
    PVC stomping pipes

    PVC pipe organ


    Cardboard Too!
    Tubes of Plastic, PVC and
    Cardboard

    LEFT TO RIGHT: Boomwhackers(Plastic)


    PVC Pipe
    Cardboard Tubes
    Plastic Golf Tubes
    PVC “PIPE” ORGAN
    PVC “Pipe” Organ
    Construction

    measure cut

    wrap wrap some more insert in frame


    and play
    Analyze:
    PVC “Pipe Organ”
    • Positives • Negatives

    – Good sound – Heavy


    – Durable – Not easy to
    cut pipes in a
    classroom
    - Need a frame
    PVC Pipe
    Length: 62.5 cm
    Pitch: C
    Heavyweight
    Diameter: 4 cm
    Fine outdoors in rainy and windy weather

    Cardboard Mailing tube Golf Tube

    COMPARE
    Length: 62.5 cm Length: 62.5 cm
    Pitch: C Pitch: C
    Lightweight Lightweight
    Diameter : 4 cm Diameter: 3 cm
    Fine outdoors rainy weather
    Not good outdoors in rainy weather Not good outdoors in windy weather

    Purchased Boomwhacker
    Length: 62.5 cm
    Pitch: C
    Lightweight
    Diameter: 4 cm
    Fine outdoors in rainy weather
    Not good outdoors in windy weather
    Glass Test Tube Panpipes
    Analyze Glass
    Panpipes

    • Positives • Negatives
    are readily available difficult to glue
    together
    inexpensive
    break (and shatter)
    distinct edge makes a easily
    good sound
    not safe for children
    see-through
    Plastic Test Tube Panpipes

    1 ml. soap fill 2 ml. soap fill 3 ml. soap fill 4 ml. soap fill 5 ml. soap fill

    1. Melt soap pellets


    2. Fill test tubes varying heights
    3. The more soap filling, the
    higher the pitch. The soap
    makes the air tube shorter.
    Comparison: Glass and
    Plastic

    Glass Plastic
    Test tubes readily Test tubes readily
    available available
    Relatively inexpensive Relatively inexpensive
    Easy to see through Easy to see through
    BREAK and SHATTER Shatter and break resistant
    Manufactured with metric
    measurement markings
    Soda Straw Panpipes

    measure organize tape

    play
    Flexible Plastic Tubing
    Bamboo and River Cane
    Copper Tubing

    An inexpensive pipe cutter


    Makes cutting copper tubing a
    breeze!

    Cutting copper tubing


    Clay

    Form into a tube

    Roll clay flat and thin


    Bake at 265 for
    30 minutes
    Clay Pipes
    CONCLUSIONS
    • Pitch is determined by tube length
    • Pitch is not affected by construction material
    • Metal pipes are easy to sound
    • River cane pipes are very difficult to sound
    • Closed pipes are easier to sound than open pipes
    • Closed pipes sound an octave lower than open pipes
    • It’s hard to make panpipe sounds by blowing. The teacher
    can make most of the tubes sound but, not the students.
    “Thunkers”, “Stomping Tubes” and “PVC Pipe Organ” work
    well for the students.
    Thank you ASM for
    funding our panpipe
    study!

    Brownell-Talbot
    Lower School Music

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