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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners build pan pipes out of drinking straws by cutting them to different lengths. Then, learners make music by blowing across the straws and playing some well-known songs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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).

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own banjo out of a coffee can. Learners experiment with the canjo to change the instrument's pitch and timbre.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing a simple piano out of wood and craft sticks.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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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!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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String Thing is an interactive online game in which learners change a virtual string's tension, length, and gauge to create different musical pitches.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes