Sound Garden Project

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Sound Garden Project
The Grange School NurseryDaventry
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The Sound Garden
Support for planning the sound garden provided by
NIAS (Northamptonshire Inspection and Advisory
Service) Funding for the sound project provided
by Arts Council UK (East Midlands) Staff met with
the musician to think about ways in which the
sound garden might be utilised. Musician David
Wheway Head of Nursery Hazel Kitson
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The musician and the head of nursery planned the
garden.Staff, parents, older brothers and
sisters and staff family members worked together
to create the garden.
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Preparing the sound mobile arbour
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Electricity for the water feature
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Technical data Wood from local DIY. Different
lengths give different pitches. Saw cuts
underneath bars give more-accurate
tuning. Washers underneath bars and in
counter-sink holes allow vibration.
Building the giant xylophone
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Plant pot bells
Technical data Pots attached by wooden discs
and screws through drainage hole onto wooden
stakes set in ground.
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Hanging the large triangle
Technical data Long metal stake shaped by
Heads husband.
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The children explore the sound garden
Technical data Wind-chimes etc. donated by
families. Feather duster beaters.
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Technical data Different pipe lengths for
different pitches. Set in box and secured with
cavity wall filler. Flip-flop beaters.
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Recording sounds using a mini-disk recorder
Technical data Mini-disc recorder 70-CD
Quality record and playback. Linked to then
recorded on computer.
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Children listen to the water feature at a
distance through pipes of different lengths.
Sound 1 Recorded outside the pipe Sound 2
Recorded inside the pipe.
Technical data Pipes approx. 25 30 feet
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Technical data Drum rescued from local tip.
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For further information phone David Wheway
on 01858 535224