How does sound work? What is the science behind it? Lower School Music Teacher Mrs. K introduces this fun introductory video to explain how sound is generated and even a bit about how your ear drum works.
How does sound travel? Does the medium (or material) sound needs to travel through change what that sound will "sound" like? Lower School Music Teacher Mrs. K introduces this fun introductory video to explain how sound travels.
What is reverberation? How does it change the sounds we hear? Lower School Music Teacher Mrs. K introduces another Quaver video to explain how sound reverberates, echos, bounces, and reflects through different materials.
View the Trailer for the Landfill Harmonic documentary.
A group of Spanish-speaking students in Paraguay participate in a "recycled orchestra," building beautiful instruments from repurposed waste.
Let's Make Musical Instruments Together! Use items found around your home to explore these 5 families of instruments.
The Makey Makey is an awesome introductory circuit and coding tool. It can easily be used to extend your computer keyboard and create a variety of instruments, including the infamous Banana Piano.
Use a variety of water levels in glasses to create your own xylophone and learn to play a basic song.
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