Q&A for How to Make a Simple Musical Instrument

You could get a tissue box and decorate it. Then, cut six rubber bands in half and stretch them across the length of the tissue box.

You can make maracas by putting coffee beans or seeds in the bottles.

A latex glove, maybe, or a tarp. Both will make a different noise, however.

Simply tie some bells to a string.

You could tie the beads into a string and make several of them and tie them onto a stick to make a wind chime.

You could make a canjo, which is a banjo made out of a can. (You can find instructions on how to make a canjo on YouTube.)

You can use glass cups. Fill each of them with varying amounts of water, then start to blow into them to get different notes.

You can imitate a cowbell noise by hitting a frying pan with a spatula. You can also fill up glasses with different amounts of water and hit them with a spoon to make different sounds.

All you will need is 1 Popsicle stick, several beads, 2 paper plates, and some glue. Place the beads on one paper plate. Next, take the Popsicle stick and lay it on the outer edge of the plate. Finally, glue on the second plate and let it dry. In the end, you will have a maraca.

Another way to make drums: Get a bucket and paint it. Cover it in clear (see-through) paint to make it shiny. Do that to several more buckets until you get a set of drums. Put them together, upside down, into a circle. Sit in the middle of the circle and drum away!

You could also use wax paper, and secure it with a large rubber band. Most similar materials will also work.

You can make wind instruments such as a recorder or flute out of PVC pipe. wikiHow has articles on how to make both. Depending on the size and width of the pipe, you can also make a PVC pipe drum, also described on wikiHow.