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Straw Oboe: Two lips make sound
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Oboes's unique sound originates from the two small reeds a musician blows into. Make your own double reed instrument out of straw!
Pipes of Pan
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Create an instrument that you don't play--you just listen to it through tubes of various lengths.
Model Eardrum
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.
Oboe? Oh, Boy!
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In this activity, learners create a straw oboe to explore sound and pitch.
Musical Coathanger
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In this activity, learners turn an ordinary metal coat-hanger into a (very quiet) musical instrument.
Modulated Coil: Hear the magnet!
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Do you have an extra portable cassette tape player hanging around?