Our experience with TiBert le voyageur

TiBert le voyageur was our artist for this term and he spoke to us about sounds and vibrations. He is good at singing, playing instruments and making sound effects. He worked with our class for 6 periods.

On the first day, he showed us a number of instruments and explained how they make sounds. We went to five different stations: the spoons, percussion instruments, the microphone and amplifier, harmonicas and traditional instruments. We also got to play with the box drum as well as the two drums with skin on the top. Tibert sang some songs and at the beginning of the period and we learned to keep rhythm.

On the second visit, we made three different instruments: spoons, drum/percussion sticks and a pan flute with straws. To make the spoons we used plastic spoons, a wooden bead and tape. We also used a stir stick to create different sounds with vibrations. You can see the vibrations if you look close at it. He played la guimbarde (mouth harp or rattletrap). It was cool.

On the third visit, we used our instruments, our voices and lots of percussion instruments to make 3 loop pedal jams. TiBert also did some beat boxing. He used his magic box (loop pedal box) to record the sounds and mix them together. Some people used their voices and we even used plastic eggs with beads/rice inside to create a beat. One group added "Danse les amis, Danse - Whoo Whoo!" At the end of the session we all got up to dance!

We had a lot of fun making instruments, making music and creating some beats. We hope that TiBert can come again some day.

Written by the students of room 11