How to Make Music with Bottles
It may sound surprising but music similar to that of a xylophone can be played using glass bottles. However, you will have to practice for long hours before you can play music with bottles to perfection which means this is not a very easy task. Once you successfully master the art, you will be able to compose your own music or play tunes of your choice.
Things Required:
– 6 empty bottles
– Water
– Spoon or stick
Instructions
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Test a few different glass bottles by striking them with a spoon or stick and noticing the sound produced and pick out 6 of the best sounding bottles. Starbucks bottles, snapple bottles, tall drinking glasses or any glass bottle can be tested. Be sure not to strike the bottles too hard or you will end up shattering the bottles.
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Fill nearly the entire length of one of the bottles with water. Fill the second glass bottle with lesser amount of water than the first one. Continue in this manner, gradually decreasing the quantity of water in each glass bottle. The sixth bottle should have only an inch of water.
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Lightly tap each of the six water filled bottles with a spoon or stick and pay attention to the sound and tone produced. You will notice that the pitch of sound produced will become higher as you make way from bottle containing highest volume of water to the bottle containing the least volume of water.
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Search on the internet for a piece of already composed bottle music and play it using your water filled bottles. Keep in mind that you may have to alter the amount of water in all or some of the bottles to get the tune of the music right. To keep a track of which bottle you are supposed to strike, consider numbering each of the bottles from 1 to 6.
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Play different tunes and practice as much as you can. Eventually, you will be able to play bottle music as efficiently as a professional. Consider composing your own music to further hone your bottle music playing skills.
