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07-09-2018, 08:51 PM
Meet the YouTuber who's been making musical instruments out of produce for 11 years
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Anything can be a musical instrument if you try hard and believe in yourself.
Case in point: Junji Koyama, a prolific YouTuber (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBVkr7KzSRtFd9UMHjXZaA) and elementary school teacher who has been making flutes and horns out of produce — yes, fruits and vegetables — for over 11 years. Koyama records himself playing a song on each of his instruments, which range from carrots to radishes to, in one case, a dandelion stem.*
They all sound great, because he is a genius.
SEE ALSO: Hot knife ASMR videos are therapy for your retinas (https://mashable.com/2018/06/20/soothing-hot-knife-asmr-videos/)
Below, for example, is an ocarina made from a carrot (with leaves). "Lightly Row" has never sounded better, including when you played it at your third grade recorder concert. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/09/junji-koyama-fruit-vegetable-musical-instruments/)
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Anything can be a musical instrument if you try hard and believe in yourself.
Case in point: Junji Koyama, a prolific YouTuber (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdBVkr7KzSRtFd9UMHjXZaA) and elementary school teacher who has been making flutes and horns out of produce — yes, fruits and vegetables — for over 11 years. Koyama records himself playing a song on each of his instruments, which range from carrots to radishes to, in one case, a dandelion stem.*
They all sound great, because he is a genius.
SEE ALSO: Hot knife ASMR videos are therapy for your retinas (https://mashable.com/2018/06/20/soothing-hot-knife-asmr-videos/)
Below, for example, is an ocarina made from a carrot (with leaves). "Lightly Row" has never sounded better, including when you played it at your third grade recorder concert. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/09/junji-koyama-fruit-vegetable-musical-instruments/)
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