Music homework

[poohshunny]

My 11 year old son started high school in September. He is absolutely loving it. I'm hoping this will continue. His music teacher has asked them to "make a musical instrument from junk". I came up with the usual ideas:- tissue box with elastic band (guitar), empty plastic bottle with rice (shaker), empty tin and wooden spoon (drum). I thought I'd put you all to the test and see if anyone had any more unusual ideas.

[poohshunny]

I'm heading out to take my son for his review with the athsma nurse. I'll see what replies I have on my return. Thanks in advance.

Ali

[Bettyboo22]

Ballon filled with Sugar salt And rice tied together (shakers)
Button castanets tie two big buttons together
cymbals two woks

[Tups]

A musical xylophone is fun - if he can take glass bottles to school. Fill them different amounts so they play a scale (5 notes is good but 8 notes for a whole octave is more impressive.) If he can't take bottles to school, can he borrow drinking glasses from the dining room? If you have a piece of bamboo, get an adult to cut out grooves in it. Scrape across the grooves with a thin stick. Hey presto, a home-made guiro! Something simpler would be filling plastic bottles with different substances, such as rice, small pasta, stones etc. to make various marracas (shakers).

[poohshunny]

Thank you very much for your advice. This has given him plenty ideas to think about. Only problem now is which one to make!

[zzxxee]

two paper plates put rice in one staple the other together decorate hey presto a tamborine