musical instruments
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The Human Face Makes A Pretty Good Musical Instrument
Although music usually comes from people’s voices or people thumping something on another thing or people wisping their fingers across strings, Japanese artist Daito Manabe found a new form for a musical instrument: the human face. Yep, facial songs.
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Jam With Chrome Turns Your Browser Into A Garage Band
Sitting at a desk working is not the same as living the childhood dream of playing in a rock band. But now you can relive those adolescent ideas by jamming with your friends in Chrome, courtesy of Google.
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Behold The Spectacle Of 14 Guitars Played By An Arduino-Powered Army
Sound art is a term that’s almost always cause for concern, but this elegant installation by artist Ruben Dhers is gloriously captivating. In “Playa”, 14 guitars lying under a tangled canopy of wires are listlessly strummed by an orchestra of 31 fabric-clad DC motors conducted (in the musical sense) by an Arduino processor.
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Kid-Sized Baby Grand For Wannabe Schroeders
If your kid starts showing some musical promise while banging away on a toy piano, it might be time to upgrade them to something better suited to sharpen their skills. But before you go all out on a baby grand, consider this electronic ‘baby’ baby grand that actually teaches them to play.