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Hand fart like a true manualist

How to hand fart like a true manualist

Gerry (Jerry) Phillips and I have been playing songs on our hands for 38 years! This is a tutorial on how to play songs on your ...

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Play chords on acoustic and electric guitars

How to play chords on acoustic and electric guitars

Teach yourself how to play guitar by using this interactive player that shows you every chord for acoustic and electric guitar ...

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Play a C7 hammer-on lick on the banjo

How to play a C7 hammer-on lick on the banjo

I know... music lesson videos aren't really that cool, but if you're into the banjo, this one could really help you out. Doing ...

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Play the theremin

How to play the theremin

A short introductory theremin lesson to playing notes, executing dynamic vibrato, and dynamic volume with the theremin. Theremins ...

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Make a metronome with a candle

How to make a metronome with a candle

Check out the wonders of science. Time, balance and tempo perfectly illustrated with by a lit candle.

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How to play the Jew's harp - without biting down

Play the Jew's harp - without biting down

I play it differently than most people. Most put it in between their teeth, I put on the outside of my lips. It's harder to make it as ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Shaving Cream MAN! | Comments 0
Views 1,626

How to make a theremin

Make a theremin

In this Make Magazine podcast Bre Pettis makes a theremin from a kit by Harrison Instruments. A theremin is a super cool musical instrument ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by FFox | Comments 1
Views 3,236

How to play the theremin

Play the theremin

A short introductory theremin lesson to playing notes, executing dynamic vibrato, and dynamic volume with the theremin. Playing errors ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 9
Views 15,063

How to use Little Sound DJ to make beats on a Game Boy

Use Little Sound DJ to make beats on a Game Boy

In this video tutorial from 8BITches, 8BIT Ché explains how he uses ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 2,456

How to whistle With Your Fingers

Whistle With Your Fingers

Taxi drivers passing you by? The finger whistle may seem difficult, but with a little practice, and the pointers in this video tutorial ...more

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Curated 3 months ago by Howcast | Comments 0
Views 1,502

How to play basic sitar

Play basic sitar

The roots of the sitar extend back 2000 years, with the modern sitar originating in the Middle Ages. Learn to play the sitar from an ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 943

How to play Jew's harp or khomus or jaw harp

Play Jew's harp or khomus or jaw harp

Jew's harp, a single-tone archaic instrument. Siberian (Potkin's) species. Introduction lesson (about Jew's harp, positioning, making simple ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
Views 798

How to read music notation

Read music notation

Watch this music how-to video to learn how to read musical notation or sight read. This instructional video is very detailed and includes ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by hhurme | Comments 2
Views 1,920

How to whistle with two fingers

Whistle with two fingers

This guy is teaching everyone how to whistle with his fingers. This technique uses two fingers, requires you to roll your tongue into a C ...more

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Curated 7 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 3,084

How to build a talkbox out of a toilet plunger

Build a talkbox out of a toilet plunger

Watch to learn how to build a ghetto talkbox with some simple household tools (plumbing supplies, pc speaker, and a toilet plunger).

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 1,200

How to calibrate and play the Gakken Premium Theremin

Calibrate and play the Gakken Premium Theremin

MAKE and Collin Cunningham brings the ...more

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Curated 5 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 273

How to choose a musical instrument

Choose a musical instrument

Choose a musical instrument to play by assessing your skills and talents in relation to that instrument. Pick a musical instrument with tips ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 404

How to construct a membranophone from a water bottle

Construct a membranophone from a water bottle

A membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 943

How to control the intonation and tuning of the theremin

Control the intonation and tuning of the theremin

A short introductory theremin lesson in mechanical stability, breath ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 0
Views 542

How to control the volume of your theremin

Control the volume of your theremin

A short introductory theremin lesson in the use of the volume antenna's control knob, stance, and playing arc.

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 0
Views 303

How to make a cheap talkbox

Make a cheap talkbox

Make a cheap talkbox out of common parts for a very small amount of money and time. This will NOT give you a sound like a pro talkbox, but ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 2,149

How to make a Finger Pop Sound With Your Mouth

Make a Finger Pop Sound With Your Mouth

Make making music with your own anatomy easy with the fancy finger pop shown in this how-to video. You may remember this famous finger ...more

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Curated 3 months ago by Howcast | Comments 0
Views 413

How to play a hurdy gurdy

Play a hurdy gurdy

This is a demonstration on how to play the Hurdy Gurdy, a medieval musical instrument, by Wyndebagge, at an English Heritage Living History ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 701

How to play the jaw harp

Play the jaw harp

Here's a quick explanation of how to use one. Make sure the twangy part is clear and not hitting the 2 bars, and just move your mouth ...more

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Curated 9 months ago by bird crick | Comments 0
Views 641

How to play the nonlinear theremin

Play the nonlinear theremin

A close look at an alternative adaptive method for playing nonlinear theremins (theremins whose notes are not evenly spaced) such as the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 0
Views 515

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Fire + Gravity + Corrosive Liquids = Explosive Rube Goldberg Fun

They Way Things Go is a Rube Goldberg inspired art film by Peter Fischli and David Weiss (1987). The 30 minute film documents an assembly line of action and reaction. Wikipedia: "The machine is ...

DIY LED Carpet-Light

For the craftsters & LED lovers, great idea by Johanna Hyrkas. The LED carpet-light: a simple, yet novel, DIY project. A single strand of LEDs is encased in a knit tube; the knit tube is wound ...

Make Fuel With Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is the answer. Inventor Paul Patone has devised a mechanism that converts soda into actual usable fuel. "It’s called the Geet Sytstem. Basically, it’s a fuel booster system that can ...

No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

Yum, geekdom fun. A Jar Jar salad. Wonderfully silly How-To from Only Knives: "A side dish from the Dark Side: Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable." You'll need some serious ...

Sculpt Melted Cassette Tape Puddles Into Skulls

Cool cassette tape art by Atlanta based artist Brian Dettmer. From Design Boom: "...Dettmer was walking down the street he spotted a dead bird and an idea hit him. ‘here was this thing that used ...

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