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Musical Instrument Creation Workshop

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Musical Instrument Creation Workshop

Help the backyard band make music! Plan, draw and explore a safe homemade instrument with an adult.

Look, choose and plan

A shaker rattles when it moves. A string can twang when it is plucked. A tube or box can make a tap when it is struck gently.

1.Which instrument would make a rattling sound?
  • A sealed shaker with pasta inside
  • A smooth cardboard tube
2.Match each instrument to a way to play it.
  • Shaker
  • Elastic-band box
  • Cardboard tube
  • Pluck
  • Tap gently
  • Shake
3.Circle one safe material you could use for a shaker. Do not use tiny loose pieces unless an adult seals them inside a container.
  • A clean, empty plastic bottle with its lid secured by an adult
  • A sharp piece of glass
4.Draw your own instrument. Add a way to play it, such as shaking, tapping or plucking.
Draw and label your instrument, or tell an adult what you drew.

Explore the sound

With an adult, try your instrument gently. Listen carefully: sounds can be loud or soft, high or low, quick or slow.

5.You shake your shaker gently. Is this more likely to make a loud sound or a soft sound?
  • A soft sound
  • A very loud sound
6.True or false: Plucking an elastic band can make it vibrate and make a sound.
TrueFalse
7.Choose one word that could describe a sound you might make: rattly, twangy or tapping. Say the word aloud.
8.How could you make a shaker sound softer? Choose the gentler action.
  • Shake it gently
  • Bang it hard on a table

Make a little rhythm

A rhythm is a pattern of sounds and silences. Try saying “tap, tap, rest” and repeat it.

9.Finish the pattern: tap, tap, rest, tap, tap, .
10.Make your own short rhythm using taps, shakes or rests. Draw marks or tell an adult your pattern.
11.Which action is kind and safe when sharing instruments?
  • Take turns and play gently
  • Grab someone else's instrument

3 printable pages

  • Musical Instrument Creation Workshop, page 1 of 3: Look, choose and plan

    Page 1

  • Musical Instrument Creation Workshop, page 2 of 3: Explore the sound

    Page 2

  • Musical Instrument Creation Workshop, page 3 of 3: Make a little rhythm

    Page 3

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