From Mud to Music
by Barry Hall
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Author: Barry HallEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-01
ISBN: 1574981390
Number of pages: 259
Publisher: American Ceramic Society
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Book Review: Easily a Favorite Resource for Creating Ceramic Musical Instruments
Summary: 5 Stars
If there wasn't a single word printed in Mud to Music, I would still recommend the images and the accompanying CD as an inspirational work for anyone interested in ceramic musical instruments. I had been making small ceramic whistles and ocarinas for about a year before my wife and son gave me Barry Hall's book for my birthday. Even after reading the book from cover to cover, I return regularly to discover subtleties in design, form, and technical approaches of the numerous instrument types.
Barry Hall introduces the reader to the work of numerous ceramic instrument artists with decades of experience in the field. Each of these introductions reveal different perspectives, personalities, and passions for incredibly creative works.
The 'How-To' section of the book covers enough details that someone with a reasonable amount of experience in the ceramic process can successfully run with the concepts. Resource links in the book will save you time in locating supplies that one doesn't generally associate with ceramics but may be necessary for percussion instruments projects (i.e. animal hides). Historical references scattered through the book provide a great starting point for research into the history of ceramic musical instruments, particularly in Meso-America.
I give this book the highest rating available and do not hesitate to recommend it to other clay artists.
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