Chapter 1 Learning Goals and Success

The learning goals for this activity are for students to:

• Develop an awareness of the science and history of the didgeridoo and the paixiao
• Practice hands-on construction methods to create custom, playable PVC musical instruments
• Develop an awareness of long-term trends in climate data
• Design a custom notation system for performance using the PVC instruments
• Create a collaborative musical piece inspired by climate data
• Perform the custom musical piece using the didgeridoo and/or the paixiao

Success will be determined by:

• Creation of playable PVC musical instruments
• Creation of a notation system that can be used to perform a musical piece
• Creation and performance of a musical piece inspired directly by trends in global climate data

Figure 1.1: Large Jesse Lethbridge Didgeridoo (4845). Seen at DidgeridooBreath.com