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(Sound of bubbles popping)
Hi, my name’s Anna and I’m from the Questacon Science Squad.
Today I’m going to show you how to play
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto Movement in C but
without the violins and with glass bottles instead.
You need: six identical glass tumblers like these
one pencil or stick to add as your baton and,
some food colouring.
Add the food colouring to each of your glass tumblers.
Then add some water to your glass tumblers
Adding a little bit more water each time.
Oh, a nice red colour
yellow
and green
And now you’re ready to play your masterpiece.
(each glass tumbler makes a different notes)
Now I’ve got no idea how to play Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Movement in C, but I can play ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’.
(Anna sings ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ as
she strikes the notes on the glass tumblers)
Well, I thought I could play ‘Twinkle, Twinkle,
Little Star’, obviously I need more practise.
If you want to find out how the Glass Bottle Orchestra makes
its sound, head to the Questacon Science Squad website.
See you next time.