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Make Music

Make Music

The goal of make music teach kids how to create their own musical instruments and then put them to use. If there's one thing kids are good at - it is being creative and thinking outside the box.

Make a Shake
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Try making your own shaker using a plastic egg and other materials!

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<-- Download the PDF for instructions!

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Find other great make-it-yourself-music ideas at Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Kids Website

Cake Box Mixer
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The Cake Box Mixer is a resonant percussion instrument made from a cake box.

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There are plenty of ways to add vibrating bodies to this instrument, and each changes the sounds it can make!

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Watch on YouTube!

Jam Jar
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The Jam Jar is a quick and simple hand percussion instrument.

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Using a jar, or another cup, and some plastic you can make a hand drum!

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Watch on YouTube!

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