Virtual Show and Tell - Tuneful Tuesday

Date: 28th Apr 2020 @ 9:07am

After Magic Monday it is Tuneful Tuesday!

How will you interpret Tuneful Tuesday? Maybe you'd like to show us you playing an instrument, singing or making a fake drum kit out of pots, pans and spoons? Please send photos to our Twitter account @clifford_school or to nbrown@cliffordallsaints.sheffield.sch.uk

Here are some ideas for making your own intrument...cather some of  recyclables and see what you can come up with!

Guitar

To make a homemade guitar, simply stretch several large elastic bands around a cardboard box.

This is a box with an open top, but a tissue box with a hole in the centre, works well, too.

Choose elastic bands that vary in width to ensure that all of your "guitar strings" will produce different tones and sounds when they're plucked.

Drums

This is a plastic ice cream container with a lid.

Using a hole punch, make four holes in the container: one on each side of the container itself (just below where the lid sits) and one on each side of the lid.

With the lid off, but positioned close to the top of the container, simply thread a long length of wide ribbon or string through the holes.

Snap the lid in place, and knot the ends of your ribbon. Add a couple of chopstick drumsticks or sticks for a boomin' good time.

Maracas

These "maraca" shakers were very easy to make.

Find a few small containers. Add some beads and dried rice. Buttons and dried lentils or pasta would all be fine alternatives.

Make sure that your lids fit snugly. If you think your little one is still curious enough to pry the lid off the container, consider taping it shut.

Cymbals

Loop a strip of fabric through the hole of an old CD and tie it off at a point where the fabric strap will slide snugly around three or four fingers of your child's hand.

While your CDs don't make the resounding crash that real cymbals do, they certainly produce a fun and satisfying "clack."

Have fun and stay safe