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Homemade Instruments for Children

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Learn how to make and play shakers, drums, aerophones and other homemade musical instruments for children in this free music lesson video from our professional musician and experienced music educator.

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Tags: crafts, band, brass, children, instruments, musical

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Summary: Kids are natural-born noisemakers. They are constantly tapping on something, rapping on something, singing about something or sometimes singing about nothing at all. They seem to understand music before they understand words, and continue to develop their interest as they get older. So why not catch them while they're young and give them a chance to develop their understanding of music along with their love for it.

In this series of music education videos, our instrument expert shows you how to make simple instruments for your young children. J.D. Keating tells you what basic materials you need to make the instruments and then shows you how to build shakers (maracas), drums and aerophones: a very basic wind instrument much like a party horn. Have an empty plastic soda bottle, juice can and paper towel tube? Then you've got the raw materials for a jam session with your kids. And fear not, frazzled parents, for our expert has your interests in mind as well, with tips on how to limit the noise level of these fun instruments.

About the Expert

Expert: J.D. Keating is a musician, artist and educator from Western Massachusetts. For two decades he has lent his varied talents to innumerable projects in the music industry. In 2003 he created Skin-n-Bonz , an early childhood music ensemble. This Junkyard Brass Band provides an edutainment experience for young children, who create their own instruments from everyday items. Then they discover how sound becomes music by playing with the band. This experience fosters self-esteem, social awareness and ecological stewardship by creating a fun atmosphere for self-expression throug

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