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Organ Pipe: Get Bach to the fundamentals
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If you got a big graduated or clear cylinder, water, a pipe, and a tuning fork, you've got a sound learning opportunity! Learn about resonance with this Exploratorium Science Snack.
CANdemonium: Make a Drum Out of Recycled Cans
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With three cans and some tape, make a drum that you bonk down on any surface to produce a variety of sounds. This activity also teaches you about pitch, vibration, and frequency.
Make Your Own Rain Stick
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This activity provides step-by-step instructions on how to build a rain stick, a musical instrument originating in South America.
Head Harp
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Put a string around your head, and play it! Learn about vibration, sounds, and pitch.
Make Your Own Rainstick
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In this activity, leaners build their very own rainsticks, an instrument filled with pebbles and seeds that create sounds like falling rain. Save costs by using material found around the home.
Cuica (Laughing Cup): Make a Musical Instrument
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In this activity, you'll use a paper cup, a piece of cloth, and some string to make a musical instrument called a cuica (pronounced KWEE-kah).
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!