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Well,nthen, you’re in luck, because today is going to be a great chance tonlearn about some unusual musical instruments!
Well,nthen, you’re in luck, because today is going to be a great chance tonlearn about some unusual musical instruments!n
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nFirst,nlet me tell you about the Earth Harp…
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nnEvennthough I live in Southern California, going to Hollywood to glimpsenmovie stars and going to TV show tapings are SO not “my thing.” But anfriend really wanted me to go to a taping, earlier this year, so I foundnmyself in a theater watching “America’s Got Talent.”
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nnAndnI feel really lucky to have been there, because a fellow name WilliamnClose blew us all away by turning the entire theater into a musicalninstrument. As you listen to this YouTube video of his performance, let menassure you that the sounds inside that theater were far more powerfulnand haunting that what you are hearing from your computer speakers!
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nnItnwas really, really cool—wish you had been there—the entire audience leapt to our collective feet when it was done in a huge standing ovation!
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nNext, check out these 10 “Most Unusual” musical instruments…
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n…Andnthe laser harp, the rain stick, and water glasses.
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| This is called a “pibe cyrn,” the Welsh version of the bagpipe. |
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nnLast but not least,ncheck out some more common instruments that you may or may not be familiar with:
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nnThen“official” website of Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day isn’tnall that official, but it shows that the creator of this day cares anlot about musical instruments! And it offers links to many morenuncommon musical instruments!!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nKevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek’s birthday
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nHawaiian Flag Day
