1. Oh, no ! You have to make an INSTRUMENT.

2. Make a Musical Instrument Play a recognizable melody by yourself Don’t tell us what the song is before you play it – we have to figure it out So you can’t play a fake song and tell us it’s the national anthem of Lower Slobovia, where your grandma is from.

3. Your instrument must be Essentially homemade Could use guitar strings Couldn’t use the xylophone keys off a kids toy, remounted on a box Could use a trombone mouthpiece Some part of the frequency-producing or selecting part MUST be made by YOU

4. The old “rubber band over a tissue box” trick You better spend more than 5 minutes on this You better make some NOTES (different frequencies) that »WE CAN HEAR »YOU CAN RECORD

5. There’s a huge difference between playing a recognizable RHYTHM & a recognizable MELODY, with different frequencies. Banging out Yankee Doodle on a can does not in any way qualify. Sorry.

6. Individual performance: Tuesday, MARCH 20 You & your song. You must have at least 4 notes. This would rule out “Hot Cross Buns”. Sorry.

7. Group Performance: extra credit @ least 3 people in the band original composition of at least 30 seconds per member Sometime B4 spring break

8. We will spend mass time in class working with sound, including learning to use technology to record & tune your instrument.