These 5th and 6th graders made these instruments in their Science class. They wanted to show me, their music teacher! Awesome fun!

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

Doug Fuller from SLR creates homemade instruments made from reusable materials. The drum is an old cafeteria container and the mallets are made from duct tape, sticks, & socks.

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

Rachel Sumner has presented her Science of Sound residencies and workshops for students in elementary schools and for in-service training for educators in pre-k and elementary. Participants can learn to make and play a variety of fun homemade instruments including straw panpipes, turkey baster, wooden spoons, canjo, washtub bass, “garbage can” drums, and more. (Math, Science and Music Standards) Visit www.rachelsumner.com for more information

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

Grassroots education at its best! Doug Fuller with the Sustainable Living Roadshow teaches kids how to make homemade instruments using reusable material.

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

This is my homemade bell instrument called “The Chronicle”. The bells themselves are a set of mini carillon bells specially designed for a Theater in Berkeley, Ca, circa 1910. The bells were originally mounted on a large 10ft frame and were electronically triggered by a keyboard which relayed a signal to strike the bell with a wooden dowel. I have remounted the bells on a drum rack so that I can play a melody on the bells while simultaneously keeping a beat with the kick and snare. I’m still figuring out how to play this thing so any feedback is welcome.

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

Ellis Kell shows children at the Davenport Library how to make their own instruments out of plain household items as part of the Summer Reading Kickoff Party 2009.

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

Pump up the volume and ride the sound wave because this episode is all about the science of sound! A bunch of backyard brainiacs put their musical science skills to the test and create homemade instruments out of veggies, garbage bags, and spare parts. Listen in on other maestros who change their voices by experimenting with the Darth Vader of gases! Subscribe! www.youtube.com Joe Genius Homepage revision3.com Twitter twitter.com Facebook www.facebook.com ABOUT JOE GENIUS Welcome to Joe Genius – the first show that proves how exciting, hilarious, and sometimes dangerous, homegrown science can be. Each week Joe Genius will turn the spotlight on some of the best science videos online, from dry ice bombs to robot musicians, and explain why they work…or more often than not, why they don’t.

This video was picked at random through an automated function of Creative-Music.org. I am a big fan of creativity and I love it when people have the ambition to create their own instruments. I thought using an automated function would be a great way to showcase lots of different kinds of instruments without my own influences showing through too much. Hopefully I have set up the filters well enough that the videos chosen by the process will be fitting for this blog. If in the odd chance that this video does not fit the purpose of the blog, I apologize!

I know a lot of you are into the idea of home made instruments.  I found a video on YouTube that gives some instructions on how to build a membrane pipe out of CPVC tubing.  I thought you guys might be interested.

I haven’t tried this.  If any of you do, please let me know how it works!

Here’s a video of someone who used a guitar tuner to “tune” his glasses of water so that he could play Beethoven’s Fur Elise.  It’s a simple concept for a home made “instrument”, but this video shows how practical and usable it can be

I can tell by the blog statistics that a lot of people out there are interested in home-made instruments, so I’m going to try to start featuring them more often.  Sometimes I’ll post links to web pages, sometimes I’ll just post videos, but I’ll make sure for those of you who are interested in home made instruments that I cover the topic enough to get your wheels turning.

Today we’ll look at a very simple instrument, but it sounds awesome.  It’s a drum made out of a water jug.  Easy enough to put together, and the sound that comes out of it could be very useful to a lot of you.