Spin Tunes
Spin Tunes is an interactive musical product. It combines the beauty and simplicity of a music box with the ability to create your own sounds. This product allows the user to place notes and chords where they see fit. It is all about finding chords and chord progressions that you enjoy.
Spin Tunes aims to engage those 9-11 year olds (assigned age range) in a new medium of learning and creativity that might not have been previously explored. This product is not only a great gateway for the intended user into the world of instruments and music theory, but also a powerful standalone tool to create chord progressions and eight note melodies.
Spin Tunes is small enough that it can live on a desk or table as a permanent and aesthetic piece, but can easily be packed up and taken on the go. So get out there, start spinning you’re tunes, and finding your sound.
Initial Research
Previous Iterations and Prototypes
How It Works
Spin Tunes functions through a collection of rubber pins that can be assigned to slots within the rotating cylinder to produce notes and chords when the instrument is played. Each slot corresponds to a different note, and each slot is labeled so the user can learn which sound represents which note. The entire rotating assembly is attached magnetically, so it can be removed, easily programed, replaced, and then spun to discover what sounds the user has created from placing each rubber pin. Spin Tunes is played by gripping the two red circular handles on each end and spinning!