If you wish, you can decorate the tape with markers or crayons either before or after you secure the straws.

Hold the straw you wish to play vertically under your lower lip. Gently blow across the top of the straw until you get a sound.

Raise the pitch by adding water to each bottle.

Gather your materials. You will need a cardboard tube like the ones from a roll of paper towels or toilet paper, a piece of waxed paper big enough to cover one end of the roll, and a rubber band. Decorate the tube, if desired. If you use crayons, be careful not to crush the tub. Or you can use paints. Be sure to let the paint dry overnight. Poke holes down the side of the tube. You can use a sharp pencil, or any instrument with a sharp point. Make sure children have adequate supervision when handling any kind of sharp instrument. Secure the waxed paper to one end of the tube with the rubber band. Play the kazoo by holding the open end to your mouth. Try to produce a kazoo sound by humming or singing syllables like “doo, doo, doo” into the tube. Vary the pitch of the notes by covering one or more holes with your fingers.

Keep practicing until you get a sound.

3/4" PVC (Hot/cold water) pipe 1/2" PVC pipe (short length, optional) 3/4" to 3/4" PVC coupler 3/4" to 1/2" PVC reducer Wood dowel, cork or other plug material. Drill with 1/8", 1/4" and 3/16" bits Small file (jeweler’s file) or equivalent Sandpaper Ruler

Use cork, modeling clay, doweling, or a rubber stopper to make the plug.

Insert pipe reducer into pipe coupler. Slide pipe coupler assembly onto closed end of flute.

Host a virtual jam session. During times when it is not possible to get together, organize a concert online with a video conferencing service like Zoom. Using the meeting function of Zoom, make sure “Share Screen” and “Multiple participants can share simultaneously” are enabled. [5] X Research source There may be some false starts and stops while jamming, but that’s all part of the fun.

Teach the kids to read music. Memorizing notes and scales are a necessary part of learning to read music. Make it more fun by letting children play the notes as they learn them.

Demonstrate principles of science and art by having the band play their homemade instruments and original music,