Students' Instruments

Year 8 Students at Kelvin Grove State College designed and built some fascinating instruments.

Here's a sample of what they made:

Bamboo marimba	Board harp	Glass xylophone
Harp	Josha-ma-phone	Multi-drum
Oomafrond	Pipe drums	Pipe fiddle
Racquet chimes	Swataphone	Tea-chest bass
Thong Pipes	Tupperware harp	Gourd shaker

Other Music pages:

Musical Instruments in the Queensland Museum

Musical Instrument teaching resources

Some simple instrument designs to try yourself:

Making a reed instrument (Microsoft® Word 25k)

Making a stringed instrument (Microsoft® Word 39k)

Making a flute (Microsoft® Word 28k)