Jonathan's Musical instruments from found objects podcast

In this episode, I demonstrate a drone flute I made from inner corner molding, a wood slat, an inch diameter dowel and piece of bamboo. Drone flutes have two parts. One has finger holes and the other does not. The side lacking finger holes provides a simple harmony in the form of a single note while the side with finger holes provides the melody. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

In this episode, I demonstrate two slide whistles I made from bamboo tiki torches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In rhis episode, I demonstrate two overtone flutes I made from bamboo. These flutes have no finger holes. One produces a variety of notes by blowing harder or more gently into the mouthpiece, as well as covering and uncovering the lower (foot) end of the instrument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I play an original composition I call "Silk Road" on a bamboo Native American style flute I made myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a Native American style flute I made from part of a fallen tree branch. I used a hammer and chisel to split the branch in half, hollowed out the two sides, drilled finger holes and glued the halves back together. I also glued a small block of wood onto the body of the flute. Traditionally, a wood block featuring carvings of a totem animal are tied onto the body of th...

In this episode, I demonstrate two Native American style flutes I made from bamboo tiki torches and wood dowel. First I play a few notes from each flute and then I play them together with both mouthpieces in my mouth at the same time, in the manner of a drone flute or double flute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a copper penny whistle I made myself. The whistle itself is made from a length of 1/2 diameter copper pipe and a piece of wood dowel. This instrument has six finger holes. As part of the demonstration, I play my rendition of "Loch Lomond." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a bamboo flute I made from a tiki torch. I gave this flute nine finger holes in the manner of a recorder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a seven hole bamboo whistle flute I made from a tiki torch. This instrument has six finger holes and a thumb hole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate three bamboo whistle flutes I made from bamboo tiki torches. All three flutes have five holes each: four finger holes and a thumb hole, respectively. I made my flutes in the style of penny whistles, recorders and similar instruments. All such flutes feature an air duct assembly with a sound hole and beveled (cut at a slant) plug as parts of the mouthpiece. Hosted on...

In this episode, I demonstrate five end blown notch flutes inspired by photos, descriptions and instructions for making a flute typical of the people of the Andes mountains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate two bamboo flutes inspired by descriptions and photographs of flutes found in a cave in Arizona. In addition, I used to have similar flutes I had bought at a local Native American music festival. An Anasazi flute has finger holes positioned so three such holes are closer to the mouthpiece end and three others are closer to the foot of the instrument. In addition, the...

In this episode, I demonstrate a makeshift stringed instrument consisting of a piece of cardboard folded into a box with a hole in it, rubber bands and a wood dowel. This sort of project could be useful to share with children, especially between the ages of seven and eleven. Besides being a possible school science project, the zither could be used as a source of amusement and entertainment. Hosted...

In this episode, I demonstrate how I make a simple xylophone using drinking glasses and water. Quite possibly, children, especially those between seven and eleven years, would enjoy this sort of project. As far as I am concerned, there is no real need for precision when it comes to tuning this instrument to an exact scale. If anything, what really helps is having the glasses all the same size and...

In this episode, I demonstrate a pair of clapping sticks, a rhythm stick, a jingle stick, a pair of tube drums made from poster board and two cardboard tube drums. All the drums I demonstrate have drum heads consisting of masking tape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a flute I made from a bamboo tiki. torch. This instrument is hollow throughout, has a curved lip as part of the mouthpiece, six finger holes and a thumb hole. The scale may be considered unusual. When I made my flutes, my focus was on creation and not precise tuning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate three bamboo flutes inspired by the Japanese end blown notch flute called the "shakuhachi." A flute of this kind has a specially formed and shaped mouthpiece, as well as four finger holes and a thumb hole. I am not too familiar with Japanese music. Any tunes I play are original and improvised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a "shepherd's whistle." The source of inspiration was a children's book about making simple instruments. If I remember correctly, the instructions called for a piece of bamboo. Luckily, I live in a place where bamboo is prevalent--South Florida. The whistle, or whistle flute, includes six finger holes and a thumb hole--similar to a recorder. Also, this particular ins...

In this episode, I demonstrate cross flutes I have made from bamboo tiki torches and cardboard tubes from aluminum foil rolls. Cross flutes are also called transverse flutes. Fifes are good examples. These flutes consist of hollow tubes with a sealed end and holes drilled into the side. The mouthpiece hole is positioned near the sealed end and the finger holes are located closer to the other end,...

In this episode, I demonstrate how I use a paper straw, cardboard tubes and a 3D print model as simple whistles. If you blow gently over the open end of drinking water bottle, pen cap or similar object, you can often hear a pleasant sound. Musical instruments such as panpipes make use of this phenomenon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I demonstrate a simple harmonica, two drinking strow oboes and a homemade bamboo clarinet. The harmonica consists of a rubber band typically used to keep broccoli florets together, two small rubber or elastic bands, two craft sticks and two pieces of a plastic drinking straw. My source of inspiration for the harmonica and straw oboes are online websites about making simple instrum...

In this episode, I introduce the podcast: Jonathan's Musical Instruments from Found Objects. In addition, I introduce a simple horn I made by taping together three cardboard tubes from paper towel rolls, as well as a paper cup. Note: musical instruments may be classified in a variety of ways. A common way is by family: Brass, winds, percussion and strings. I do not have any brass instruments in my...