Music and How to Make Musical Instruments Lessons - Connecting Art with History for Elementary, Middle and Secondary School Students

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Here find ideas for incorporating music into your art lessons as well as fantastic musical instruments that you and your kids can make.

Little noisemaker shakers. KinderArt.com

Simple Noisemakers/Shakers

K-2, Grades 3-5

Party Blowers for Kids. KinderArt.com

Party Blowers

K-2, Grades 3-5

Make Your Own Zampoñas (Panpipes)

Zampoñas (Panpipes)

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make a bilma craft for kids.

Australian-Style Rhythm Sticks

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

25 Easy Musical Instruments to Make. KinderArt.com

Easy to Make Musical Instruments

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make a drum from a carpet tube and flower pot.

Garden Shed Drum

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Make a didgeridoo.

Make a Didgeridoo

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make coffee can drums

Coffee Can Drums

K-2, Grades 3-5

Milk jug shakere

Make a Sticker Shekere

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make a sistrum.

Make a Sistrum

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make an ocean drum

Ocean Drum

PreK, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

make jingle bells

Make Jingle Bells

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Making a decorative harp box. Image: Mariella Pace

Harp Box

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make a Chinese Gong

Chinese Gong

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Rainsticks craft

Rainsticks

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Make maracas using paper cups.

Maracas (Paper Cups)

PreK, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Make maracas using recycled materials.

Maracas (Recycled Objects)

PreK, K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Make maracas using oranges as the form.

Maracas (Oranges)

K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

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