Before reading through the “About” Section, how do you think that this idea may have come about originally?

What does this music remind you of or sound like to you? Were you surprised to find out that this music came out of a plant?

Choose a plant, what do you think the music from this plant might sound like? Why?

This drum set spins! What challenges do you think this brings up for the musicians?

This show is improvised. What do you think would be the most difficult part of improvising something like this?

This mechanism was inspired by the American Hot Rod. Can you think of another machine or vehicle that would be interesting to pull inspiration from?

This guitar is made of paper! What other instruments do you think could be recreated out of paper?

What challenges do you think that this paper instrument would bring? Benefits?

Can you think of some obvious or not so obvious differences between a paper guitar and a traditional one?

What does this music remind you of? How does it make you feel?

At first, this orchestra was set up as an interactive installation. By using body language, people could interact with the instruments to make sound. Choose a gesture or movement, what sound would it make? Why?

If you were to see this during a live performance, what would your initial reaction be? Do you think that robots and machines have a place in the live music industry?