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Engineered Music Student Worksheet: Build Your Own Instrument You are a team of engineers who have been given the challenge of building a new musical instrument that can repeat a pattern of three different sounds three times. The new instrument must be tunable and must also be unique from other instruments. ( Research/Preparation Phase 1. Review the various Student Reference Sheets. ( Planning as a Team 2. Your team has been provided with some building materials by your teacher. You may ask for a duplicate set of materials, and may also trade materials with other student teams throughout the project. 3. Start by meeting with your team and devising a design and materials plan to build your instrument. Youll need to figure out what building materials you require, and develop a sketch of your plan for review by your teacher. You may need to ask for additional materials or negotiate a trade of materials with other teams in order to plan your instrument. 4. Write or draw your instrument design in the box below or on another sheet. Include a list of materials you plan to use to build the instrument. Present your design to the class. You may choose to revise your teams plan after you receive feedback from class.  Materials Needed: Engineered Music Student Worksheet (continued): Build Your Own Instrument ( Construction Phase 5. Build your instrument! If you used glue, you may need to let glue dry overnight before testing your instrument. ( Performance Phase 6. Each student team will have a chance to perform their instrument for the class. ( Evaluation Phase 7. Evaluate your teams results, complete the evaluation worksheet, and present your findings to the class. ( Use this worksheet to evaluate your teams results in the Engineered Music lesson: 1. Did you succeed in creating an instrument that could repeat a pattern of three different sounds three times? If not, why did it fail? 2. Did