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I remember exactly the same piece, for me it was third grade. awesome! Soon after I heard that, my teacher brought in a Minimoog for us to fool around with for a couple of class periods. It makes me sad that music has been cut at so many schools, I always remembered these experiences. Daryl Shawn www.swanwelder.com www.chinapaintingmusic.com > Okay, I have to ask you all since we're talking avant-garde/modified > piano here, amongst some folks with serious music ed here, there was a > piece that our elementary school music teacher (4th-5th grade) played > on LP for us - around Halloween - called "The Banshee". It was cool > and scary to my 9-10 year old ears. > > Anyone remember this? I haven't found it since. Anyone? > > From: "andy butler" <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> >> One really nice piano sound is to take a felt hammer, salvaged from a >> broken down piano, >> and rub it along the length of the string. >> This gets the string vibrating longitudinally, which is especially >> nice if the sus pedal is down. >> >> Just about any bit of wood rested on the strings can be nice too >> (as used by Keith Tippet) >> >> For more ideas, check out John Cage Prepared Piano (full details in >> score) >> >> >> or you might like this >> http://www.piranhaguitarbow.com/ >> >> >> Then there's the "andy butler special technique" which involves >> placing a thumb or >> finger on the string at one end, and removing it at just the right >> speed as the note >> is played. With a bit of practice, it sounds like the note is >> swelling in. >> >> that's enough from me, >> bet there's plenty of other great suggestions on list. >> >> andy butler >> >> >> >> >> Erdem Helvacioglu wrote: >> >>> one more thing : what are the different material you use, attach, >>> scrape etc on your instruments? is there any specific material that >>> you would recommend for me to use on the guitar and piano? old >>> californian license plates work very well inside the piano by the >>> way ( bill walker knows what i mean :) >>> best. >>> Erdem Helvacioglu >>> www.erdemhelvacioglu.com <http://www.erdemhelvacioglu.com> >>> www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu >>> <http://www.myspace.com/erdemhelvacioglu> >>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> >> >> >> >> > > >