Field Trip
Projects from East Asia
Grade Level
Elementary
Location
Kyoto, Japan
Name
Tatami Band by Kazuhiro Nishiwaki
Building
Guiding Questions

Do you think you would like to see these robots play in person?

What other types of household items do you think could be made into instruments?

What do these instruments sound like to you? Do you like the sound? Do they Familiar? unfamiliar?

Vocabulary
Tatami mat
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Name
Building
Guiding Questions

Compare and contrast the sound made when a person plays the instrument versus a robot.

Do you like the robot version or the human version better? Why?

Are these instruments new to you? Have you seen instruments like these before?

Vocabulary
Lao Reed Mouthorgan
Harmonium
Location
Bali, Indonesia
Name
Tri Swodho by Koesbilindo
Building
Guiding Questions

This instrument is made from repurposed rubbish, are there any items you can imagine making instruments out of?

Without seeing the items, would you guess this instrument was made of repurposed trash?

What instruments does this sound like to you?

Location
Manila, Philippines
Name
Synthramuros by Paolo de Silva
Building
Guiding Questions

This musical experience was one of the first live music events to return to these artists’ area. Have you ever seen live music? What is different about the experience of live music vs recorded music for you?

What is different about this musical instrument/experience than other ones that we have seen.

What do you like about these sounds? What do you dislike?