The word “etude” is often used to refer to short musical compositions emphasizing certain aspects of the composer in the form of a sketch. Mamoru’s “etude” is a series of works related to everyday objects, most of them cheap and easy to find, that are transformed into something unexpected by means of a simple idea.

etude no.7 – plastic straw: blow into either end of the straw very gently. Listen to the complex pattern of overtones ringing.
etude no.12 – plastic film: compress certain amount of food folio and leave. Listen to it from a small distance.
etude no.13 – ice cube: listen to the melting sound from a small distance.
etude no.22 – glass bottle: use it to amplify other etude sounds. Use two of them like stereo head phones.
etude no.31 – duct tapes: scratch or numb the surface of different kinds of tape.
etude no.33 – sparkling water: put some starch into it. Try different things, too.