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Instruments That Move to Make Music

Natural Sciences and Technology · Term 3

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Find the moving parts inside an instrument, then build one yourself.

  • Find out how instruments are played using movement input energy — blowing, beating and plucking.
  • Find the parts of an instrument that move or vibrate when you play it.
  • Show that sound is the main output energy of a musical instrument.
  • Research an indigenous South African instrument and explain how it works.
  • Design and make your own instrument, and explain its movement input and its sound output.

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