Gum Leaf
What is the Gum leaf
The simplest instrument
Clapsticks are ----- pieces of -----
1. two 2. wood
The Bullroarer is a tapered wooden -----
Slat
It is Australia's most ---- instrument
Famous
Who colonized Australia
The British
Where does the performer the leaf
Their bottom lip
How are they decorated
intricate art
How do you play it
you spin it in a circle
How is it played
buzzing your lips on the mouthpiece
When did they colonize Australia
18/19th century
How do you play the Gum Leaf
You blow across the leaf
How do you make noise
"Clap" them together
The bullroarer may seem more like a --------
noisemaker
What is it made from
a hollowed out branch
Most of their culture comes from the ---- people
Different ------ of leaves creates different ---- and ----
1. thickness 2. sounds 3. volumes
How do you make different sounds
hit them at different places
How do you change the pitch
You spin it faster for a higher pitch and slower for a lower pitch
Or
Spin it at different speeds
Players use to ------- sustain sounds longer
Circular breathing
Australia's and Great Britians styles of ---- , ---- , and ---- are all combine
1. music 2. dance 3. art
How do you change the pitch
the direction of the airstream
The clapsticks are not to be used as -------
Drumsticks or to hit something else with
How do you spin it
A string
How long is it
4-5 feet long
Some of the oldest instruments can be dated back to
15,000 years ago