On the second day of our music and drama month it was all about drums - with a little wind in there as well!
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First we tried out the African drum.
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Great beats!
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Then on to bongos!
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Then we added in the African hand drum.
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Jammin'!
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Then we needed a wind instrument!
Time for the straw whistles -
HERE is a good tutorial.
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Fun to play!
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Now for finger drums!
Use any small container - a balloon - masking tape - scissors - paint and brush optional!
Cut the end off the balloon - stretch the balloon over the container - tape around edges a couple of times.Note the little bump - it's OK - it's the bottom part of the balloon. You will want this to play the drum - details below.
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Paint if you wish.
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Wait let's use those balloon bits!
Add more wind!
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Make straw the same as the whistles.
Now use those extra balloon pieces and tape them on the uncut end.
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These make a different whistle sound.
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It's a funny sound - fun to play!
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Back to our drum.
You don't tap the drum - you pluck it!
This is where that bump comes in - it makes it easier to grab hold and pluck.
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Our finger drum quartet!
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Who wants to Jam?
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Thanks pal!
IT WAS A FUN DAY!
Oh yeah.....
.....we also played the shakers we made yesterday.....
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...and belted out a tune!
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Canadian idols!
Hi thanks for stopping by my blog,these look great ,they are having lots of fun, I would love you to join us on my Creative Monday blog hop with some of your craft ideas ? :)
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DeleteThese are great! Thanks for sharing! Excellent stuff!
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DeleteThanks Aunt Annie!
ReplyDeleteOkay I guess we're on the same page...we were doing this yesterday!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL it's so funny when that happens! Hope you had loads of fun!
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