Kinder Bells
Artist: Tom Kaufman
About the artist:
Tom Kaufmann is an entertainer, wire sculptor, instrument builder and music educator. He has entertained audiences in Northwest Lower Michigan for thirty years, and has performed regularly at the Top of the Park Place Hotel since 2001. Tom is the owner of Tinkertunes Music Studios, providing programs dedicated to the promotion of early childhood music education. His Traveling Musical Instrument Petting Zoo is a hands-on learning experience that has delighted thousands of students of all ages, in schools, libraries, and museums. Recently, his creative efforts have focused on the construction of a series of unusual outdoor musical instruments like his lithophones and friction harp. His sound sculptures are featured at the Children’s Garden at the Charlevoix Public Library, at the Garoon Gateway to Science in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and Petoskey's Central Elementary School. In 2009 he completed the Earth Tones Musical Garden at Raven Hill Discovery Center in East Jordan, Michigan.
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KinderBells, the Musical Flower Garden, is a set of eight brightly colored bells, made from the tops of recycled industrial oxygen tanks, and tuned to a major diatonic scale. Visitors can shake the handles and play a song. The sculpture reflects the artist's dedication to Early Childhood Music Education and creative recycling.
Kinder Bells
Artist: Tom Kaufman
About the artist:
Tom Kaufmann is an entertainer, wire sculptor, instrument builder and music educator. He has entertained audiences in Northwest Lower Michigan for thirty years, and has performed regularly at the Top of the Park Place Hotel since 2001. Tom is the owner of Tinkertunes Music Studios, providing programs dedicated to the promotion of early childhood music education. His Traveling Musical Instrument Petting Zoo is a hands-on learning experience that has delighted thousands of students of all ages, in schools, libraries, and museums. Recently, his creative efforts have focused on the construction of a series of unusual outdoor musical instruments like his lithophones and friction harp. His sound sculptures are featured at the Children’s Garden at the Charlevoix Public Library, at the Garoon Gateway to Science in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and Petoskey's Central Elementary School. In 2009 he completed the Earth Tones Musical Garden at Raven Hill Discovery Center in East Jordan, Michigan.
About Tom's Entry:
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KinderBells, the Musical Flower Garden, is a set of eight brightly colored bells, made from the tops of recycled industrial oxygen tanks, and tuned to a major diatonic scale. Visitors can shake the handles and play a song. The sculpture reflects the artist's dedication to Early Childhood Music Education and creative recycling.