During the European week, class 5E experimented a new way to play the European anthem.<\/p>\n
Instead to use a piano, a guitar, a flute or other instruments of the orchestra, students of class 5E got a special assignment from the Music teacher, Mrs Mengozzi: they should try to play the Ode to Joy on water glasses.<\/p>\n
How?<\/p>\n
Making music with water glasses does not involve a big equipment. As long as you have glasses with roughly the same size with water in them, you’ll be able to create a lovely humming noise by rubbing the rims of the glass or make a chime-like sound by hitting the glass with a teaspoon or a pencil.<\/p>\n
You can create a musical scale in this way. \u00a0Line up eight glasses. Fill the first glass 1\/16 full of water to make the highest note in the scale. Fill the second 1\/8 full, the third 1\/4th full, the fourth 3\/8th full, the fifth glass half full, the sixth glass 5\/8th full, the seventh glass 6\/8th full and the eighth glass 7\/8th full. Each glass should follow the sound of the notes on a musical scale from lowest to highest \u2013 C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. You can test each note by rubbing the rim of the glass or hitting the side of glass and playing the corresponding note on a tuned piano. Add or remove water until each note rings true.<\/p>\n
With a little practice, you too will be able to play Beethoven’s Ode to Joy with glasses of water.<\/p>\n
Enjoy this video made by Miki, Class 5E, Primary School.<\/p>\n
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