OutbackDiscoveryWebQuest

Click on the links listed below.
Read the information and use it to answer the questions.
In several places, there is music that you can listen to that is sure to stimulate the senses.

Click on this link and read the abstract, the introduction, the Didgeridoo, the bullroarer, the Gum leaf, and the clap sticks to answer the following questions.

http://www.didjshop.com/austrAboriginalMusicInstruments.htm

1. What were the three original instruments created by the Australian Aboriginal people?

2. What was the original intent of the gum-leaf?

3. How is the didgeridoo similar to a trumpet?

4. What type of tree does the gum-leaf come from?

5. What other instruments is the didgeridoo similar too?

6. In traditional use, which two instruments accompany songs to illustrate traditional stories about ancestors and animals?

7. Name the instrument that has a sound important for Aboriginal initiation ceremonies?

8. Describe the difficulty of a beginner verses a skilled player playing the gum leaf.

9. Describe the wood and sound produced by a clap stick.

10. In what family of instruments does the clap stick belong?

How to play didgeridoo, practice techinques while you watch the video.