Homemade instruments

Explanation of Homemade Instrument

DRUM

Materials Needed:

Milk powder tin

2 milk powder tin lids ( that match)

coloured paper (decoration)

counters

Tools

scissors

sellotape  

Instructions for Homemade Instrument:

1. [First Instruction]....

1. keep one of the baby milk powder tin lids on the top

2. put some counters(at least 3-5)  on the bottom of the tin and cover the bottom using the other lid

3. Now cover the outside of the baby milk powder tin with some plain paper (to draw on) or coloured paper

4. use objects like two pencils or the bottom of two paint brushes

Explanation of how sound is created: Sound is created by air molecules that travels through air. This simply means (without air there is no sound)

Introduction:

I’m going to explain how my milk powder tin drum instrument works.

Main reason: There are all sorts of drums made from organic material or things often found in houses. My drum is made out of a baby milk powder tin. The reason why I chose this tin can is because of the metal it possesses.

Answering ‘how’...

All you need to use for the drum is objects like pencils or the bottom of brushes to support the sound without using bare hands.

Second reason:

There is a reason why I used two tin lids, its for both top and bottom. The top of the tin has a lid but the bottom doesn't. The bottom is blocked by metal, if I didn't put a lid on the bottom then it would sound like ordinary metal.

Third reason: I put counters on the bottom and covered it with the other lid so that the drum could make a snare sound like a real drum.

Conclusion:

Now you can see how…

Now you see how my drum works, by combining all the materials needed to make a drum, and the sound balances well, now all I need is a band.