Raise your hand if Raise your hand if you have ever you have ever heard of a clay heard of a clay whistle or an whistle or an

Ocarina?Ocarina?

Clay Whistles & Clay Whistles & OcarinasOcarinas

(An Ocarina is a whistles with more than one hole like the one below.)(An Ocarina is a whistles with more than one hole like the one below.)

Clay Whistles & Ocarinas

Today we will:• Learn some facts about clay whistles• Look at clay whistles from all over the world• Familiarize ourselves with clay & tools• Choose a design for our clay whistles

Next time we will:• Begin to build our whistles• Design our clay whistles into animals

Clay Whistles & OcarinasHere is a website that has pictures of clay whistles dating back to 6000 years ago, and examples of whistles from all around the world:

http://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/HtmlE/Plan.htmlhttp://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/HtmlE/Plan.html

This one is This one is

from France!from France!

Does anyone Does anyone

speak French?speak French?

Clay Whistles & OcarinasThese crafted musical instruments

are found all over the world.

This one is from Peru in South America on the Pacific Ocean.

To see more Peruvian Whistles click:

http://www.lallamaplace.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc

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To see a map click: To see a map click: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mahttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/south_america/peru/peru.pshells/south_america/peru/peru.htmhtm

Clay Whistles & OcarinasHere is a funny Whistle that was Here is a funny Whistle that was made by K. Dunster in the United made by K. Dunster in the United States. She also made the bronze States. She also made the bronze glazed Ocarina. Her web site is:glazed Ocarina. Her web site is:http://www.dunster.com/ocarinas.htm

Clay Whistles & Ocarinas Before we get started on our whistles, I want you Before we get started on our whistles, I want you

to familiarize yourself with the clay and the tools to familiarize yourself with the clay and the tools we are going to be using.we are going to be using.

Follow the clay worksheet, and experiment on Follow the clay worksheet, and experiment on your own.your own.

Be thinking about what Be thinking about what kind of design or animal kind of design or animal you would like your you would like your whistle to resemble.whistle to resemble.

How to make How to make a clay whistlea clay whistle

I found a great web I found a great web site showing the steps site showing the steps to make the whistle. to make the whistle.

It is:It is:

http://http://www.princetonol.cowww.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/m/groups/iad/Files/whistle.htm#Justinwhistle.htm#Justin

Clay Whistles & Ocarinas Your whistle must be an animal – real or Your whistle must be an animal – real or

imaginedimagined Your whistle must have at least 2 texturesYour whistle must have at least 2 textures Your whistle must be complete by Friday!Your whistle must be complete by Friday!

If your whistle works and If your whistle works and you finish early, please you finish early, please help other students who help other students who are having trouble.are having trouble.

ResourcesResources http://www.dunster.com/ocarinas.htm http://www.lallamaplace.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2525/whistles/w

histle.html?200410 http://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/HtmlE/Plan.htmlhttp://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/HtmlE/Plan.html http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/south_america/peru/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/south_america/peru/

peru.htmperu.htm http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/

Files/whistle.htm#JustinFiles/whistle.htm#Justin