I walked into the Sound Studio this morning and noticed something I thought was really nice. Check out these three pictures below:
Pinbell minus the bells. (Plus Nicole's beautiful wood sound-making blocks!)
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Hole Saw Rhythms with Pinbell noisemakers.
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mmmtsss with hole saws, bells, and wood blocks for instruments.
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These three exhibits- Pinbell, Hole Saw Rhythms, and mmmtsss- were all carefully chosen for the Sound Studio, and it seems our visitors are making good connections between them. The kids playing at Pinbell were using only the wood blocks to make noises. The kids at mmmtsss were using their voices along with the hole saws from hole saw rhythms and the wood pieces and bells from Pinbell. And the adults at Hole Saw Rhythms were playing with bells and metal cylinders from Pinbell as well. To me, this says that we 1) provided exhibits that visitors engaged with for so long that they wanted more to do there, and that we 2) provided an environment where visitors felt comfortable using their resourcefulness to take some ownership of the space and exhibits and use them creatively. I like that elements from all 3 exhibits can give the visitors a richer experience than each exhibit alone.
I’m really glad you blogged about this. Great observation and nice to see cross-over experimentation happening.
Since day one of the sound themed Studio space I have been hoping that the proximity of all these sound-making implements would inspire someone to “mix and match”. I have been noticing (but not taking pictures of, sadly) a cross-pollination between PinBell and Hole Saw Rhythms, with elements moving from one to the other. I’m so glad to see that they also made their way to Mmmtsss!