Playing the instrument

The instrument includes a stick/mallet that is used to play it. However, the reeds can be vibrated in different ways and materials, and it is up to your imagination how you play it. At the opposite end of the instrument from the reeds is a hole that fits onto the mouth. It serves to frequency modulate the tone and create a wauwau effect similar to a hum. The best result is achieved if the mouth is placed close to the opening. The desired effect of “articulating” the sound is achieved by changing the size and shape of the oral cavity. That is, by all kinds of movements and twisting of the mouth, including the use of the tongue and the entire jaw. Each fundamental frequency of the tone has its own size or shape of the cavity, when it is reached, it will resonate and this frequency will be noticeably amplified. Thus, for each Wayunki tone, a specific cavity setting can be picked up to amplify a specific fundamental frequency of the tone. Each tone also has its aliquot frequencies, which are a multiple or divisor of the fundamental frequency. So, if one reed is sounded, these frequencies sound all at once, and by changing the shape of the oral cavity, these frequencies alternately become stronger and weaker. This produces the desired effect. The information is purely theoretical for supplementation. It may come in handy, but you can easily forget about it when playing intuitively 🙂