HOW TO MAKE NON-PITCHED PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENTS
ASSIGNMENT
and list sources.
locate the materials needed to make the instrument. (These materials can be anything including
tin cans, plastic bowls, etc.)
3. Make a list (like a recipe) of materials and accessories (including quantities) needed, plus tools.
EXAMPLE:
A. Materials and Accessories Needed
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B. Tools Needed (if any)
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B. Tools Needed (if any)
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C. Directions in Sequential Order
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4. Gather the tools and materials needed before starting to make the instrument then put it
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4. Gather the tools and materials needed before starting to make the instrument then put it
together. (Get help from an adult if you need it.)
5. Take a picture of your instrument (if possible) to later attach to an essay or scan to a Google
Document.
6. Prepare a demonstration of your instrument to present to the class:
a. Give your instrument a name for example: “pop bottle shaker” or “tin can maracas”
b. Explain how the instrument makes its particular sound; the science behind the sound.
c. Explain how the instrument was made and what materials were used.
d. Play something on the instrument for the class; demonstrate how it is used.
Perhaps join with others in creating your own group percussion composition.
Perhaps join with others in creating your own group percussion composition.
7. Use the information from your demonstration to write a few short descriptive paragraphs that
might be placed on a Blog:
a. Create a title.
b. Write an opening statement explaining what the reader is about to learn about perhaps using
some terminology that can be later explored in more detail or that can be used to link to
other information sites on the Internet.
1. Explain what a percussion instrument is.
2. How the sound on this instrument is produced (the science of the sound).
3. What instrument you chose to create and why.
c. The middle portion of this information piece should include the materials used and sequential
procedures to explain how you made it.
d. The last portion should be a conclusion explaining:
1. How your instrument is played (Example: scraped, shook, hit, etc.) and what it sounds
like.
2. What you learned from the whole experience of creating your own instrument.
8. Create an article for a Blog using Google Docs
a. Take your written work and type it into a Google Document
b. Add in links, pictures (perhaps a picture of your own instrument), possibly videos.
c. Artistically arrange the fonts and colors to make the presentation interesting for the viewer.
