{"id":23160,"date":"2012-04-30T22:15:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T02:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=23160"},"modified":"2012-04-30T22:29:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T02:29:46","slug":"d-i-y-music-trees-coconuts-grains-of-rice-and-other-found-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/04\/30\/d-i-y-music-trees-coconuts-grains-of-rice-and-other-found-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"d-i-y music: trees, almonds and other found instruments + &#8216;the beat goes on&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4yEimDuL2t8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"525\" height=\"297\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=4yEimDuL2t8#!\" target=\"_blank\">Video link here<\/a>.)\u00a0Dig this video made by composer <a href=\"http:\/\/diegostocco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diego Stocco<\/a> in conjunction with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtsbees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Burt&#8217;s Bees<\/a>. Stocco creates a great beat, simply by shaking tree branches, flicking orange peels, banging on coconuts, mashing his hands through cooked rice, and sifting his hands through almonds &#8211; all amplified. Even the buzz of bees make an appearance. Just a reminder that you can find (and make) music anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>And the beat goes on&#8230;.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/umrp1tIBY8Q?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"525\" height=\"386\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/umrp1tIBY8Q\" target=\"_blank\">Video link here.<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>The beat goes on, the beat goes on<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>La de da de de, la de da de da<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beat_Goes_On\" target=\"_blank\">Sonny and Cher&#8217;s 1967 Billboard Top 10 Hit<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Top video via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swiss-miss.com\/2012\/04\/music-from-nature.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Swissmiss+%28swissmiss%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" target=\"_blank\">Swiss Miss<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Related posts: <a title=\"make music all weekend long!!!\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/03\/02\/make-music-all-weekend-long\/\" target=\"_blank\">make music all weekend long!!!<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"found instruments and seaweed scarves, via fast forward\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/09\/07\/found-instruments-and-seaweed-scarves-via-fast-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\">found instruments and seaweed scarves, via fast forward<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"music for whatever mood you\u2019re in \u2013 free\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2011\/07\/15\/music-for-whatever-mood-youre-in-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">music for whatever mood you\u2019re in \u2013 free<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"erato\u2019s a capella song with plastic container percussion\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2012\/01\/03\/eratos-a-capella-song-with-plastic-container-percussion\/\" target=\"_blank\">erato\u2019s a capella song with plastic container percussion<br \/>\n<\/a><a title=\"john cage applying \u2018what would happen\u2019 if to music\" href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2010\/10\/04\/john-cage-applying-what-would-happen-if-to-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">john cage applying \u2018what would happen\u2019 if to music<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Video link here.)\u00a0Dig this video made by composer Diego Stocco in conjunction with Burt&#8217;s Bees. 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