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Below you will find out how to make drums & percussion musical instruments crafts projects for kids to create musical instruments such as drums.
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This particular drum makes a very nice noise. Remove the top of an oatmeal container, discard it, and glue plain paper or construction paper around the cylinder. Decorate the sides and end of the box with crayon designs. Punch 2 holes near the bottom, on opposite sides, for the carrying string. Adjust the string to the size of the child. For the mallet, Ask Mom or Dad to make a starting hole in a cork with an awl and push a glued stick into the hole. Put a patch of brightly colored fabric over the cork and tie tightly around the stick with string. The children will need help getting it tight enough. Fasten a string at the other end of the stick, long enough to go around the wrist.
You can make great drums out of things around the house. (1) An empty oatmeal box makes a good drum. Your parents canl help you tie a string at each end of the drum so you can loop the string over your head. You can march around and beat the ends of the drum with your hands or with spoons. (2) If you have several empty pans or tin plates, you can set them on the floor. The different pans will make different sounds. (3) For little drums, you can use tin cans. Coffee cans make good drums. Your parents mustl make sure there are no sharp edges on the can. Place them on the floor in front of you and beat them with small sticks.
There are two kinds of drums which boys and girls can make. One is a kettle drum and the other is a barrel drum. To make a barrel drum you will need a hollow cylinder of some kind. A barrel or a keg may serve as the foundation. Each end must be covered with a skin. The best covering for a drum is a skin called a "drumhead." It can be purchased in stores where musical instruments and music supplies are sold. It is an expensive material to use. Very strong paper or film cloth will serve the same purpose if the drum is not going to receive rough handling. One or two coats of shellac or varnish covering the cloth will make a better-toned drum. Only one skin is needed for a kettle drum. A mixing bowl, a tin pail, or a wooden chopping bowl are a few of the things that can be made into a kettle drum. The drumhead must be stretched tightly and held firmly in place. There are three ways in which it may be fastened to the body of the drum. (1) If the drum is of paper use thumbtacks, as you see in figure 1. (2) If there is a hoop around the drum body a strong cord may be wound tightly around the edge of the skin to hold it in place. A margin of an inch or more should be left for fastening the skin, as in figure 2. (3) The two skins may be held on the drum body by lacing a cord back and forth between them, as pictured in figure 3. Paint the drum body in your choice of color.
How to Make Coffee Can Drums - Learn how to make this cute coffee can drum along with some denim, yarn, and a few other things.
Tom Tom Drums & Drumsticks- Learn how to make these tom tom drums & matching drumsticks.
Wooden Bowl Drums - Learn how to make these drums from a wooden bowl & an innertube. Make the sticks from dowels.
Make a Musical Drumming Instrument with Walnut Shells - Learn how to make this cool walnut shell musical isntrument.
An
African Drum Crafts Ideas - - Kwanzaa is often celebrated with traditional African music, with
the rhythm provided by African drums. Here is a craft idea for making
your own.
African
Djembe Drum : How to Make African Drums - - Like the African artisans you learned about yesterday, you can
create your own Djembe (Jem-Bay) drum. This is a fun project, though
it does take a bit a time. I recommend it for third graders and
older.
African
Drums: Ashikos - - If you have ever had the opportunity to hear someone playing an
African drum or witnessed a full blown drum circle and wish you could
make your own drum ... here is your chance.
Bongo
Drums - - Bongo drums are a great instrument for young, aspiring musicians.
They also are an easy, fun craft project. A coffee can or oatmeal
canister already makes a pretty good drum. Attach them two together,
decorate them, and make some minor alterations and you're ready to
jam. Read on to learn how to make bongo drums.
Bongo
Drums for Kids to Make with Easy Directions - - Use your bongo drum to create different sounds with your fingertips
or with the palm and heel of your hand.
Bucket
Drum - - Acts that feature bucket drums and trash can drums play everywhere
from the streets of New York, accompanied by a jar for donations, to
the local fairs. If they're exceptionally lucky or good, they even
make it to the stages of Las Vegas and other tourist spots. Learn how
they made those instruments out of recycled buckets.
Chinese
Drum Crafts for Children - - A popular old-fashioned noise-making toy, the Chinese drum (rattle)
is twisted in the hand so that the beads bounce of it and make a
noise. With practice you can get a good rhythm going! Here's one the
kids can make themselves.
Civil
War Drum - - While today’s children may enjoy staging mock battles,
warfare was no game during the 1860’s. Nine-year-old John
Lincoln Clem survived two wounds and Confederate imprisonment to
become the youngest non-commissioned officer in Army history. Like
Clem, most boys started as drummers, calling soldiers to meals,
waking them in the morning, and rallying them for marches. You can
make a Civil War style drum, too.
Dragon
Drum - - Calling all percussionists! Drums are easy to learn to play and
their sounds are recognized around the world. These red Chinese
replicas are gorgeous to look at, too.
Drum
Ornament - - This is such an easy craft to make! You can find the easy to follow
instructions when you click on the link.
Drum
on a Stick - - Enjoy the lively rhythm of a handmade percussion instrument! This
one is designed to look and plays like the damaru drum of Nepal.
Dundun
Drum - - Have you ever heard of a talking drum? Create an authentic replica
of a Nigerian dundun drum. Make it talk and sing!
Friction
Drum - - These very simple instruments can also be made as part of a team
building process for organizational and corporate groups who are
interested in innovative ways to break the ice and build connections
and community while having fun.
Here
I Come Drum - - March and dance all day with this easy-to-make oatmeal box drum.
Young children love this simple music-making craft!
Homemade
Drum Craft - - Help your child participate in the wonderful sounds of music. Music
is fun and you can even create a song to go with your new drum.
Indian
Drums - - Like others around the world, Indian cultures used drums for music,
ceremonies and communication. Modern musicians recognize the
expertise needed to create these instruments and their value to
Indian tribes. With some effort and attention to detail, drummers
today can recreate Indian drums.
Karate
Kid Spinning Drum - - So maybe I can't catch a fly with chopsticks, but here's an
instructable for you to make your own spinning drum, just like the
one Miyagi-san gives to Daniel-san in The Karate Kid II. OK, maybe
not JUST like it, but pretty close and just as much fun to use.
Kids
Project: Making Bongo Drums - - Bongo drums are made in pairs attached in the center and played
with the hands. The instrument was developed in eastern Cuba and
gained popularity in America in the 1940s and '50s. Today, you can
create your own set of bongos using coffee cans and oatmeal
containers.
Lighted
Drum Ornament - - Turn a recycled baby food jar into a drum Christmas ornament with a
little Modge Podge and some tissue paper.
Marching
Drum - - No Mardi Gras parade could be complete without a marching drum!
Here is how your children can make their own.
Mini
Backpack/Marching Drum - - Every child likes to have a few fun items to play with when going
somewhere and this project provides a small backpack to carry them
along safely and neatly. When worn to the front it also doubles as a
nice marching bongo drum that has a soft, pleasant tone unlikely to
give parents a headache.
Mini
Bongo Drums - - These little drums are really cool and very easy to make!
Monkey
Pod Drum with Polynesian Petroglyphs - – Bring a slice of Polynesian aura to your playroom with these
monkey pod inspired drum set made out of oatmeal containers. Bring
music to your home with a personal and creative touch.
My
First Drum - - Paint and transform an ice cream tub into a drum. This drum craft
includes a pair of drumsticks and a strap that will allow you to wear
the drum while you play it.
My
Little Drum - - This is an updated version of an old favorite that starts with a
fun painting technique and ends with the addition of drumsticks. It's
the perfect project for your little Thanksgiving "Indian"
or your little holiday "Drummer Boy" (or girl!). The best
part? This is a VERY quiet drum. The one in the picture was made by
my 3 year old grandson.
Native
American Pow Wow Drum - - For the Native American, no matter what tribe, the most sacred
thing was Mother Earth. Without the earth as their mother, no tribe
would have had food or shelter. This article will give you some tips
on how to make a Native American pow wow drum.
Paper
Cup Drums With Preschoolers - - Paper cup drums are a great way to keep your preschoolers
entertained on a rainy day. Using simple materials that you have
around the house, you can help your children create musical
masterpieces. Best of all, these paper cup drums are not too loud, so
you won't have a racket on your hands once the glue dries.
Paper
Mache Drums - - This colorful drum kit will keep the kids entertained on any boring
day. Give it a try and use some creativity in the making process.
Plastic
Bowl Drum - - Kids will love to make music with these easy, homemade musical
instrument crafts for kids.
Tape
Roll Finger Drum - - This one stems from the fact that I now have to use masking tape
across the top of my daughter's nappy for it to stay on! It's a home
made percussion instrument. A finger drum. It could take anywhere
between an hour and a few days depending on how much time you have,
how detailed you want it to be and how many interruptions you get!
Toy
Tin Drum - - Use a recycled tin to make a musical instrument for your toddler.
Xylophone
Drum - - A child loves to make music. With this simple to make xylophone you
won't mind the banging. It is durable enough for all children, yet
can be tuned and altered for any adult to play.
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