What a way to captivate kids!!!! We did "nightmares" in my classroom with just melody chimes. One chime was chosen by each student. A conductor (me or a student) would "compose" a nightmare by pointing to tones he wanted, while the group sat attentively with their chimes....contrasting high and low, random order, repeated notes, quiet bursts of many. etc. Was fun.
The instrument at 8:09 is sometimes called a "Waldteufel." Kolberg Percussion actually manufactures concert versions of these that are quite large and ridiculous-sounding (in a good way!). Thanks for this video! Always love seeing the ideas you come up with!
In the Axtec Empire, there were two elite military regiments: ocēlōmeh (Jaguar warriors), and cuāuhocēlōtl (Eagle warriors). Their helmets looked like either eagle heads or (you guessed it!) jaguar heads. So your whistle is definitely an ocēlōtl (the singular form). Awesome whistle. I will have to make my own sometime.
Your Mexican death whistles (ehecachichtli) are amazing. Only recently discovered after the 1999 excavation of an Aztec temple at the Tlatelolco site, in Mexico City by archaeologists, revealed the remains of a 20-year-old sacrificial victim clutching various musical instruments, among them a small ceramic skull-shaped whistle. I keep hearing people say that masses of warriors would blow these whistles in unison to terrify the enemy. I have my doubts. Were this so, these whistles would have been found by the dozen.
I love the textures, dissonance and alien sounds. I don’t think of them as “spooky”. I think of them as underused ingredients. These would sound great with bongos and congas any time of the year.
Nice . Thanks kalani. Yes we use some of those instruments here in bali. For sound healing at the pyramids of chi . I like the bow on the gong. We use Rubber ball tipped mallets such as used with Xylophones for great gong effects 🙏
Yes, the super ball mallet is great on gongs. Mine are all dried up and hard due to age, but a fresh rubber ball can get some amazing sounds. Thank you for the comment and information
Some other instruments (percussion and non percussion) i think are spooky: Violin because you can get a really strange scrapey shriek noise from it Piano Guitar The Theremin
What a way to captivate kids!!!! We did "nightmares" in my classroom with just melody chimes. One chime was chosen by each student. A conductor (me or a student) would "compose" a nightmare by pointing to tones he wanted, while the group sat attentively with their chimes....contrasting high and low, random order, repeated notes, quiet bursts of many. etc. Was fun.
I got chills from the whistle!!!
The instrument at 8:09 is sometimes called a "Waldteufel." Kolberg Percussion actually manufactures concert versions of these that are quite large and ridiculous-sounding (in a good way!).
Thanks for this video! Always love seeing the ideas you come up with!
It's so cool!
We are so receptive to sound and all of these effects have such a dramatic effect. Fascinating. Thanks for showing us.
Awesome video! The daxophone and waterphone are also great for classic horror sounds as well!
Those whistles are insane . great vid.
Right? I love them!
In the Axtec Empire, there were two elite military regiments: ocēlōmeh (Jaguar warriors), and cuāuhocēlōtl (Eagle warriors). Their helmets looked like either eagle heads or (you guessed it!) jaguar heads. So your whistle is definitely an ocēlōtl (the singular form).
Awesome whistle. I will have to make my own sometime.
Your Mexican death whistles (ehecachichtli) are amazing. Only recently discovered after the 1999 excavation of an Aztec temple at the Tlatelolco site, in Mexico City by archaeologists, revealed the remains of a 20-year-old sacrificial victim clutching various musical instruments, among them a small ceramic skull-shaped whistle.
I keep hearing people say that masses of warriors would blow these whistles in unison to terrify the enemy. I have my doubts. Were this so, these whistles would have been found by the dozen.
I never knew so many instruments could be used to sound so spooky!
6:23 it is like oz. Great show.
Wonderful!
Amazing! Yes, Kalani, I Iove that. Great inspiration! Thank you for sharing this.
My pleasure
Really cool! I can see people doing this for movie sounds or on a video game.
I love the textures, dissonance and alien sounds. I don’t think of them as “spooky”. I think of them as underused ingredients. These would sound great with bongos and congas any time of the year.
For sure - more textures and options.
This is so impressive!! It was very interesting to learn how this familliar sounds are created, thanks a lot !!
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Thank you!
Love this! Happy Halloween Kalani!
The mexican whistle is sick:)
They don’t be messn’ round
Awesome! Love these.
Nice . Thanks kalani. Yes we use some of those instruments here in bali. For sound healing at the pyramids of chi . I like the bow on the gong. We use Rubber ball tipped mallets such as used with Xylophones for great gong effects 🙏
Yes, the super ball mallet is great on gongs. Mine are all dried up and hard due to age, but a fresh rubber ball can get some amazing sounds. Thank you for the comment and information
That bow along the gongs sets my teeth on edge 😬 😳 😫
The paint can lid on the gong is making my back teeth hurt. Ouch! Like nails on a blackboard haha!
I hope you and the family are doing good you are awesome this is Eric one of your fans
The death whistle reminded me of something from minecraft, like a ghast or cave noises
I want the large gong!
Some other instruments (percussion and non percussion) i think are spooky:
Violin because you can get a really strange scrapey shriek noise from it
Piano
Guitar
The Theremin
For sure
You have a Waterphone instrument. That instrument is really creepy.
Ugh that string Percussion at 9:23, is what i need and no one knows the name T_T ive been looking for sound font all week
Were it as large as a coffee can, I would call it a cuica. But that's a Brazilian samba instrument.
Friction drum; Lion’s Roar… There are different versions with different names.
I didn’t know Homie Mandel was a percussionist