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Homemade Music

Make your own instrument from home!

Music is all around us, and it is so easy to find ways to make your own! With a few simple household objects, such as cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, tape, glue, and rubber bands, you can make so many different instruments from a maraca to a guitar. These few videos will show you exactly what you will need and step by step instructions for how to make your very own instrument. Don’t forget to create a song to play with it!

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This activity was created exclusively for STEAMfest by Taylor Martin, Woodlawn Performing Arts Teacher.  Here’s a picture of the rain stick that Ms Martin made.

Here’s the steps …

  1. Watch the intro video from Ms Martin above.
  2. Choose an instrument from below.
  3. Watch the video for your instrument.
  4. Now the fun part … make your own instrument. Don’t forget to decorate it!
  5. Make music by yourself or with friends!
  6. Share in your journal.
Journal Questions
  1. What instrument did you make?
  2. How do you play your instrument?
  3. Where does the sound come from on your instrument?
  4. Can you think of any other instruments that you could make from items around your home?

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Bottle Maracas

Here’s what you need for the Maraca’s:

  • Two Small Plastic Bottles
  • Two Cardboard Tubes (e.g. empty toilet paper rolls)
  • Colored Tape
  • Safety Scissors
  • Funnel
  • One Cup, Uncooked Rice
  • One Cup, Raw Beans

Cereal Box Guitar, Rain Stick, Egg Shaker Maracas & Kazoo

For Cereal Box Guitar you’ll need:

  • Empty cereal box
  • Rubber bands
  • Pen or pencil
  • Circular template like a bowel
  • Scissors

For the Rain Stick you’ll need:

  • Paper towel tube
  • Rice
  • Markers
  • Masking tape
  • Decorative tape (optional)

For the Plastic Egg Maracas you’ll need:

  • Plastic spoons
  • Beads or beans
  • Plastic eggs
  • Strong tape
  • Decorative tape (optional)

For the Toilet Paper Tube Kazoo you’ll need:

  • Toilet paper tube
  • Wax paper
  • Markers to decorate
  • Rubber band

Shoe Box & Rubber Band Guitar

For the Shoe Box Guitar you’ll need:

  • Colored pen
  • Two pencils
  • Shoe box
  • Four large rubberbands
  • Paint brush
  • Plastic straw
  • Colored ink
  • Colored paper
  • Paper towel roll
  • Scissors
  • Glue

 

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Topics

Art
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2-3
4-5
K-1

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See the lists below the videos for each different type of insturment.

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