If you’re a beginner in the world of wooden toys, you might wonder what to do first. Most beginners begin with the same thing. They think that all they need to do is set out a wooden toy that will play music and they can now have their own wooden toy music maker that can play music in the background while they play with their toys.
Unfortunately, this simple assumption is usually wrong. It’s far more complicated than this. All you really need to know about making wooden toys is a few basic tricks.
Firstly, I suggest you learn a little about creating melodies. While you can usually play tunes on a piano, not all tunes are similar. You can tell the difference between an easy song and a difficult song, but you need to hear it to be able to know for sure. You’ll also need to be familiar with musical scales.
The simplest way to remember scales is to play with music. In this case, you don’t want to have a piece of music playing behind you so that you can follow along, but instead just play music by ear.
Go to YouTube and try playing an easy piano song by ear. Listen for the notes of the notes and the rhythm of the rhythm. Now listen to that same piece of music and play it by ear.
As your brain responds to those two notes, it will associate them with the music you hear. You’ll be able to play the songs with the sounds coming from your own voice as opposed to the instrument you’re playing on. This is a very natural way to get the idea of musical scales. It works almost as if you’re actually playing a tune.
Learning musical scales isn’t the only way to learn how to make a melody. There are many other things you can do.
You can also make three basic types of melodies. These types are known as a Major, Minor, and Diminished. Each will be better at producing a certain type of sound. The examples will make this easier to understand.
Major: This type of melody has a high pitch followed by a low pitch. It typically has a long note followed by a short note. Since the longer note is louder, this kind of melody makes a louder sound than a minor type.
Minor: This type of melody has a long note followed by a short note. It generally has a relatively low pitch. Since the low pitch is higher, this type of melody produces a lower pitch than a major type. The low pitch is therefore louder than the long note.
Diminished: This type of melody is the last one. It has a short note followed by a long note. This type of sound is considered the deepest in that a shorter note has a fairly deep sound compared to a long note.
With these simple tricks, you can start making simpler wooden toys. This will give you the chance to start learning other tunes that you can then make with the other types of melodies.