Do you know about Guido of Arezzo? Not a lot is really known about him, but he is credited with contributing to modern music notation, as well as a sight singing aid called the Guidonian Hand (which, as you can see in the first link, wasn’t necessarily from Guido). It’s really quite interesting. Since learning about dear Guido in Music History I (or maybe even Music Survey?), it seems that decorations and accessories of hands look cool and remind me of the Guidonian Hand (I know, I’, a weirdo).
Anyway, keep reading below to see how to make your own Guidonian Hand pin!
SUPPLIES:
oven bake clay (I used Sculpey)
Guidonian Hand Printout printed on paper
Guidonian Hand Printout printed on transparency
pin back
glue (I used Weldbond)
glaze
skewer (optional)
Also….oven & printer
oven bake clay (I used Sculpey)
Guidonian Hand Printout printed on paper
Guidonian Hand Printout printed on transparency
pin back
glue (I used Weldbond)
glaze
skewer (optional)
Also….oven & printer
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Print 2 copies of your template: one on scrap paper & one on your transparency.
Take off a piece of clay, using the draft as a guide for how much.
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Split the ball of clay in 2. One will be for the palm of the hand and the other for the fingers.
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Roll the “palm” part into a ball, & separate the “finger” part into 5 balls.
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Roll each “finger” ball into a cylinder shape. Adjust as needed to make the different fingers.
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Attach the fingers to the palm on top of the hand on the printout (to use as a reference). Adjust as necessary. Smooth out the joins.
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Press the pin back into the back of the hand shape (the side facing up).
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Remove the pin back.
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Carefully lay the transparency on the clay hand. Make sure the ink side is face down (toward the clay).
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Press the transparency down. Lift up, being careful to not smudge the ink as much as possible.
Bake according to directions. |
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Allow the clay to cool. Glue the pin back on, matching it up with the indent you made in the clay earlier.
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After the glue has dried, glaze the front of your pin. Looking back, I might glaze it first, then attach the pin back.
Also, I recommend using a brush that if it gets ruined, it’s ok…especially if you let the glaze harden on it. (oops.) |
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Once it’s all dry, it’s ready to wear! It’s a bit smudgy, but it still represents that old music device that is the Guidonian Hand. 🙂
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Are you familiar with Guido of Arezzo? Do you know how to use the Guidonian Hand? If you do, pretty please let me know on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or in the comments below (& we can geek out over it together…haha!)! If not, I’d still love to see your version of this craft project!
-Barbara
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. You can connect with Barbara all over the interwebs on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list. |
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.