Friday, January 19, 2007

my new instrument

well several weeks ago I was talking to a family in my church (the Myers but nobody knows them - I don't think), anyway one of their sons mentioned that he played the nose flute - too which statement I reacted with something of shock, I had never heard of a nose flute, and I'm a music major. So I commented on my amusement and then fairly promptly forgot about it. And then I was invited over to their house for a kind of Christmas/New Years/whatever get together. And the Myers proceeded to present me with my very own nose flute. Unfortunately I was unable to locate a decent picture of my nose flute in my cursory examination of google. so I must only describe it to you. its orange and plastic and the top of it covers your nostrils and the bottom covers your mouth and you make sounds by blowing air through your nose (hence nose flute) and using your open mouth to manipulate the tone. It kinda sounds like a breathy whistle. And so this is my new instrument - I'm thinking an offertory on it is in order. Anyway I just wanted to let you know that I now play the piano, violin, udu, nose flute, and trumpet (a very little bit on the trumpet) - next stop: A street corner near you.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

You haven't heard of a nose flute!?
I've played it for years.

Anonymous said...

hahah! thats soo great! ive never heard of a nose flute before! its really....interesting... ;]

Unknown said...

wow....thats funny. i heard the nose flute for the first time this last summer at camp...our camp director played the camp song on it. it was pretty funny! good luck learning it! =)

Anonymous said...

Sounds like it could be a little gross at times.

cassiopeiarl said...

I'm so glad you're you are contributing your artistic abilities to the world at large. What would we do without them.

Noah said...

I LOVE MY NOSE FLUTE!!! lol Mine was given to me my freshmen year by Beth Davis one year when her, myself, Aimee Prenevost, and Jill Eng all got presents for each other's birthdays (our birthdays are all within the months of May and June). Kind of hard to play when my jaw locks up, though.