Making your own musical instrument in class

Anne Vize

By Anne Vize
Community contribution / June 21, 2017

Many younger students enjoy the fun and challenge involved in making their own musical instruments as part of a general classroom or science activity, but the process of designing and building instruments is often overlooked as something which can also be relevant and appropriate for older students.

Musical instruments can typically be arranged into one of four categories – woodwind, brass, percussion and string.

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This story appeared in the June 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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