Materials needed:      6 – 16 Cats

6 – 16 Cages

6 – 16 Nails

A Functioning Piano

Instructions:     1) Place cats in cages.

2) Arrange cats in order, according to pitch

(Note: Lowest left, highest right)

3) Fix each nail to hammer at end of each key

4) Fix the tail of each cat beneath each corresponding nail

(Note: In the absence of sufficient nails, one may simply place each tail beneath its corresponding key; this construction will produce a muted or staccato sound; such a model is known as “Kircher-style” Katzenklavier)

5) Play normally, as one might a piano

6) Have Fun! And, as always, let the cats sing for you