GREAT WEB SITES FOR YOUR
INSTRUMENT
MAKING PROJECT
MRS.
HILL'S MUSIC STUDENTS
In
order to find an instrument that you might like to make, click on these links
that will take you to some excellent web pages that will show you pictures of
instruments that you could create for your project. You will also find supplies, decorations, and
directions for how to make the instrument and suggested ways of how you might
design it.
BE CAREFUL! Similar to what
we saw in class, some of these instruments will earn As
and A+s, others will earn Bs, Cs, Ds, and even some will receive Fs. Make sure that you only list instruments on your Internet sheet
that will get help you to earn an outstanding grade on your final
project.
The following web sites will show you many different
instruments that you can make in all different instrument families.
These instruments have been made by other students your
age.
STUDENTS’
SITE #1 - http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/langellr/summer.htm
STUDENTS’
SITE #2 - http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/langellr/Instruments0506/wilcox06.html
STUDENTS’
SITE #3
- http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/langellr/wilcox03/wilcox03.htm
STUDENTS’
SITE #4
- http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/langellr/wilcox/wilcox.htm
STUDENTS’
SITE #5
- http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/langellr/Instruments/Wilcox05.html
OUTBACK
SITE - http://www.outback.chi.il.us/~bonnysu/craftymusicteachers/otherinstruments/
The following web sites will show you many different
instruments that you can make in the PERCUSSION FAMILY.
These instruments have been made by other students your
age.
MUDCAT
SITE #1
- http://www.mudcat.org/kids/drums.cfm
- How to make a few different drums
MUDCAT
MUDCAT
SITE #3
- http://www.mudcat.org/kids/scrapers.cfm
- How to make scrapers, shakers, or a gong
MUDCAT
MUDCAT
MUDCAT
SILVER PENNY
SITE
- http://www.thesilverpenny.com/RhythmInstruments.html
- How to make a variety of instruments from the percussion family
NY
PHIL SITE - http://www.nyphilkids.org/lab/content.html
* The castanets,
finger piano, and xylophone are great instruments to try
making from this site
RHYTHMWEB
SITE #1 - http://www.rhythmweb.com/homemade/index.html
Click on the blue links to each
instrument
The web sites below will show you how to make a number of
different instruments that are in the same instrument family.
PERCUSSION FAMILY
CHIMES
DRUM
CHIMES SITE
- http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/langellr/wilcox/demondrum.htm
- How to make a set of chimes that can also be a drum
PIPE
WIND CHIMES SITE - http://www.doityourself.com/stry/windchime
SILVERWARE
WIND CHIMES SITE #1 - http://www.wnit.org/outdoorelements/pdf/silverwarewindchimes.pdf
SILVERWARE
WIND CHIMES SITE #2 - http://www.craftygal.com/archives/401/table401.htm
SILVERWARE
WIND CHIMES SITE #3 - http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/cutlerywindchimes.shtml
NAIL
CHIMES SITE
- http://eduplace.com/science/dw/5/unit/f/pm5.f6.html
- How to make chimes out of nails
BAMBOO
CHIME SITE
- http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bamboo-Wind-Chime
- How to make a bamboo wind chime
SHAKERS
MARACAS SITE
#1
- http://www.wildmusic.org/aboutsound/soundactivities/maracas
MARACAS SITE
#2
- http://dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/mexican_maracas.htm
You
may also want to print the following directions on how to paper maché:
PAPER
MACHE -
http://dltk-kids.com/type/how_to_paper_mache.htm
- how to paper maché
SHEKERE
SITE #1 - http://www.dariamusic.com/make_Shekere.php
- How to make an African shekere (shaker with
decorative beads)
SHEKERE
SITE #2
- http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/shekere-665646/
- How to make an African shekere (shaker with
decorative beads)
TAMBOURINE
SITE #1- http://www.childrensmuseumla.org/html/programs/recycle/tambourine.html
TAMBOURINE
SITE #2 -
http://kabubble.com/ac_tambourine.htm
TAMBOURINE
SITE #3
- http://eduplace.com/science/dw/5/unit/f/pm5.f7.html
SCRAPERS
GUIRO
SITE - http://www.dariamusic.com/make_Guiro.php
- How to make a Latin American guiro (scraping instrument that is sometimes in
the shape of a fish)
WASHBOARD
SITE - http://www.dariamusic.com/make_Washboard.php
- How to make a washboard (a tool used in the 19th century for hand
washing and cleaning that is now better known as an instrument)
PARADE
DRUM SET SITE -
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/pdset.html
GLOCK SITE - http://www.philtulga.com/glock.html
- How to make a tubular glockenspiel (an instrument that is similar to a
xylophone). (*
Note – this instrument is complicated to make)
RAINBOW
PIANO SITE
- http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/rpiano.html
AFRICAN MBIRA
SITE - http://www.satisfied-mind.com/make/thumb-piano.htm
- How to make an African mbira (thumb piano)
“CLAPPERS”
FINGER
CYMBALS SITE
- http://www.makingfriends.com/music/finger_cymbals.htm
CASTANETS
SITE
- http://makingfriends.com/music/castanets.htm
- How to make castanets (shell-like instruments that make a fast clicking
sound)
SLAPSTICK
SITE -
http://www.craftymusicteachers.com/otherinstruments/slapstick.html
DRUMS
CIVIL
WAR DRUM
FRICTION DRUM SITE - http://drumsongstory.com/sound-fx-2
PITCHED TUBE
DRUMS SITE
- http://www.philtulga.com/MelodicTubeDrums.html
- How to make melodic tube drums (* Note – this instrument is complicated to make)
BALLOON
DRUMS SITE
- http://www.balloondrums.com/howtomakeyourown.html
FRAME/STEEL
DRUM SITE
- http://www.satisfied-mind.com/make/drum.htm
- How to make a frame drum and steel drum
SKIN
DRUM SITE
- http://www.rhythmweb.com/homemade/djunbasket.htm
SNARE DRUM
SITE
- http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/supersoundingdrums.html
- How to make a drum or snare drum (to make a snare drum, scroll down to the
suggestion from Munty of Southampton, PA)
HOUSE OF
BLUES DRUM SITE -
http://www.ihobf.org/download/Making_a_Drum.pdf
- How to make a drum/drumshell
CAJON
SITE - http://www.dariamusic.com/make_Cajon.php - How to
make a Latin American cajón (a square-shaped drum)
CHALLENGING DRUMS TO MAKE
COFFEE
CAN DRUMS SITE
- http://www.rhythmweb.com/homemade/coffeecan.htm
- How to make large coffee can drums (* Note – these drums are somewhat complicated to make)
TUBE
DRUM SITE
- http://www.rhythmweb.com/homemade/tubes.htm
- How to make large tube drums (* Note – these drums are somewhat complicated to make)
HANG
DRUM SITE
- http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/PVC-hang.htm
- How to make a hang drum (* Note – this instrument is EXTREMELY complicated to
make and only for students who have a
RAINSTICKS
RAINSTICK
SITE #1
- http://www.kinderart.com/sculpture/rain.shtml
RAINSTICK
SITE #2
- http://drumsongstory.com/how-to-make-cool-sound-effects-instruments-part-3
RAINSTICK
SITE #3
- http://kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson44.html
RAINSTICK
SITE #4
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/music/rainstick/
- How to make a rainstick (no nails required)
RAINSTICK
SITE #5
- http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/earthspace5.html
RAINSTICK
SITE #6
-
http://www.satisfied-mind.com/make/rainstick.htm
RAINSTICK
SITE #7
- http://www.apsu.edu/wet/resources/resources_for_educators/assets/Flash%20Animations/rainstick.swf
WOODWIND FAMILY
PAN
FLUTE SITE #1
- http://www.makingfriends.com/music/pan_flute.htm
- pan flute
PAN
FLUTE SITE #2
- http://www.philtulga.com/Panpipes.html
(* Note – this
instrument is complicated to make)
PVC
PIPE FLUTE SITE
- http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/pvcflute.html
- How to make a PVC pipe flute
BAMBOO
FLUTE SITE
- http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/kramer42.html
- How to make a musical bamboo flute (* Note – this instrument is complicated to make)
YOKOBUE SITE - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~dl1s-ymgc/tsukur-e.htm
- How to make a Yokobue (Japanese flute)
CARDBOARD
FLUTE SITE
- http://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/00275/cflute.htm
- How to make a cardboard flute
DIDGERITUBES
SITE
http://www.philtulga.com/Didgeridoo.html
- How to make Australian didgeritubes (similar to the
Australian Didgeridoo, which sounds like a wooden trumpet) (* Note – this instrument is complicated to
make)
STRING FAMILY
STRING
BASS SITE
- http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/dbfiddle.html
- How to make a deep bass fiddle
BANJO
SITE #1
- www.waringmusic.com/bleach_bottle_banjo.htm
BANJO
BANJO
MUSICAL
BOW SITE
- http://eduplace.com/science/dw/5/unit/f/pm5.f4.html
- How to make a musical bow