Instrument Fun!

For some of the following links, you'll want to find items around your house to use as instruments.

Percussion instrument families:

Woods
Shaker/Scrapers
Drums
Metals

Examples from home: spoons, plastic bowl w/spoon, sticks, turn an empty box over, can, bottle, bucket.

What other things can you come up with?

PreK - 2nd grade

Chrome Music LabMusic is for everyone. Play with simple experiments that let anyone, of any age, explore how music works.

Incredibox - (free on PCs, paid app for tablets and phone): Create loops using many different sounds

Incredibox - Pump it up and chill!Incredibox is a music app that lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers. Choose your musical style among 7 impressive atmospheres and start to lay down, record and share your mix.

Drumbit - Click the boxes you want played by the instrument listed on the left. Push play & hear your creation!

drumbit | online drum machineA very easy to use drum machine. You can choose from various drum kits, create, save and edit your drum patterns and record it as audio files.

Boomwhackers tubes - click on a Boomwhacker to play it

Scratch - Play an online xylophone (Computer needed)

Deteggtive Anderson

Percussion - Level 1

Deteggtive Anderson

Percussion - Level 2

Deteggtive Anderson

Percussion - Level 3

1st & 2nd only

Waltz of the Flowers

Will need 3 instrument sounds.

When the bee lands on the flower play the instrument you've assigned to that color.

Can Can

Percussion

1st & 2nd only

Alla Turka

Percussion

Touch the xylophone bars below to make your own music! OR You can find color coded music to play along with here!

3rd - 4th grade

Chrome Music LabMusic is for everyone. Play with simple experiments that let anyone, of any age, explore how music works.

Incredibox - (free on PCs, paid app for tablets and phone): Create loops using many different sounds

Drumbit - Click the boxes you want played by the instrument listed on the left. Push play & hear your creation!

drumbit | online drum machineA very easy to use drum machine. You can choose from various drum kits, create, save and edit your drum patterns and record it as audio files.

Boomwhacker tubes - Click on a Boomwhacker to play it.

Instrument Family Quiz

Instrument Sounds Quiz

Instrument Family

Help! Find the instruments!

Scratch - Play an online xylophone (Computer needed)

Soundtrap - create music online (30 day free trial)

DIY - Make Instruments At Home

DIY - Make Your Own Musical Instruments

Make your own instrument

Instrument lessons at home

Little Kids Rock Jam Zone | Unlock your inner music makerUnlock your inner music maker

Instrument Fun!

For some of the following links, you'll want to find items around your house to use as instruments.

Percussion instrument families:

Woods

Shaker/Scrapers

Drums

Metals

Examples from home: spoons, plastic bowl w/spoon, sticks, turn an empty box over, can, bottle, bucket.

What other things can you come up with?

PreK - 2nd grade

Incredibox - (free on PCs, paid app for tablets and phone): Create loops using many different sounds

Drumbit - Click the boxes you want played by the instrument listed on the left. Push play & hear your creation!

Deteggtive Anderson

Percussion - Level 1

Deteggtive Anderson

Percussion - Level 2

Deteggtive Anderson

Percussion - Level 3

1st & 2nd only

Waltz of the Flowers

Will need 3 instrument sounds.

Can Can

Percussion

1st & 2nd only

Alla Turka

Percussion

Touch the xylophone bars below to make your own music! OR You can find color coded music to play along with here!

3rd - 4th grade

Incredibox - (free on PCs, paid app for tablets and phone): Create loops using many different sounds

Drumbit - Click the boxes you want played by the instrument listed on the left. Push play & hear your creation!

Soundtrap - create music online (30 day free trial)

DIY - Make Instruments At Home

DIY - Make Your Own Musical Instruments

Instrument lessons at home

BUCKET DRUMMING

Bucket Drumming at Home

Lesson 1

Bucket Drumming at Home

Lesson 2

Bucket Drumming at Home

Lesson 3

Bucket Drumming at Home

Lesson 4

Bucket Drumming at Home

Lesson 5

Bucket Drumming at Home

Lesson 6

Also check out the ORCHESTRA/SOUND section at the bottom of THIS PAGE!