Don’t know what a guiro is? This is what Wikipedia says: The güiro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡwiɾo]) is a Latin-American percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stick or tines along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.
Guiros made for children are usually made of wood and are painted with red and green. Kids sometimes refer to it as the “fish”.
I couldn’t resist making a small collage of my Making Music series. I will make one at the end of this challenge with all 30 paintings, but here is a sneak peak. I made this collage in Ipiccy.
Hi Pam – you developing a wonderful collection of musical animals. Any plans after you’ve drawn your collection?
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Good question. I’m not really sure. Clip Art for music teachers? I think I need to learn to draw them in Illustrator so they could be easily resized. Then they would be useful. But I have yet to tackle the that program. One of my many goals this year.
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TOO CUTE! And I learned what a guiro is today! I think I have one, only it is a frog. 🙂
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I have one of those fun scraper frogs too. Though it makes a similar sound, and it’s played the same way, maybe it wouldn’t be considered a guiro unless it is hollow inside. I’ve seen wooden crickets that you scrape too. They all make fun sounds and are fun for kids to play.
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Love his glasses! He looks so happy and excited! Love learning new words!
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Thanks, Sheila. It IS fun playing cool, unusual instruments!
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