Nesaquake Middle School students demonstrated their knowledge of musical instruments by building their own with random materials in a competitive format on Friday morning. Teacher Stan Bielski’s music elective class first explored the Hornbostel-Sachs method of classifying musical instruments into categories based on their means of sound production: • Aerophones — instruments activated by air, mostly by blowing into the instrument. • Chordophones — stringed instruments whose strings are plucked, picked or bowed. • Idiophones — instruments whose entire construction vibrates, such as cowbells and cymbals. • Membranophones — instruments that feature an animal or artificial skin stretched over a frame or shell, such as most drums. • Electrophones — instruments using electricity to produce their characteristic sounds, such as the theremin and stylophone. Drawing from the Food Channel program "Chopped" for inspiration, students were divided into four teams and given the same objects: a large coffee can, rubber bands, latex glove, Velcro, string, cardboard tubes, plastic straws, marbles and plastic Ziploc bags. They then were charged with making an instrument in one of the Hornbostel-Sach categories, except electrophones. Students utilized additional items including duct tape, a can opener and magic tape to make their projects.
May 17, 2022 2022-2023 Smithtown Central School District Budget Results
Budget Vote - Proposition #1 Yes: 5,250 No: 2,460 Budget Passed [5,250 - 2,460]
Establish Capital Reserve - Proposition #2 Yes: 5,249 No: 2,241 Proposition #2 Passed [5,249- 2,241]
Board of Education Results Seat of Michael Catalanotto Michael Catalanotto (1A): 4,582 Charles Fisher (1B): 3,201 Seat of Michael Saidens Michael Saidens (2A): 4,590 Angela Kouvel (2B): 3,157 Catalanotto, Saidens elected to the Board of Education.