Homemade instruments and found sound sources |
Paper
drawing paper
tissue paper
sugar paper
sandpaper
glasspaper
emery boards
paper bags
egg cartons
newspaper
corrugated card
strong cardboard
greaseproof paper
paper towel cylinders
toilet roll cylinders
Cellophane | Metal
foil containers
silver foil
baking trays, cake tins
cans
oven shelves
cast iron saucepans
cutlery
copper tubing
tools
paper clips
springs
buckets
washers
bottle tops
nails, screws, bolts
toys
bicycle pump | Plastic
spoons
ballpoint pens
bowls
plant pots
funnels
curtain rail
food containers
cups
drink bottles
rulers
yoghurt pots
toys
carrier bags
combs and brushes
buttons and cotton reels
chopsticks |
Rubber
tyre tubing
balloons
rubber bands Wood
pencils
chopsticks
chopping boards
lollipop sticks
boxes
rulers
wooden spoons
bowls
off-cuts
broom handles | Natural objects
twigs
pine cones
pebbles
dried leaves
dried peas, beans, rice
sand
seed pods
walnut shells
sea shells
blades of grass | Glass, ceramics
earthenware flowerpots
glass bottles
marbles
drinking glasses Fabrics and fibres
velvet
raffia
taffeta
cotton wool
string |
Tuned (or pitched) percussion |
chime bars
glockenspiels
metallophones
xylophones
(soprano, alto, bass) | all notes
all notes
all notes
all notes |
Untuned (or unpitched) percussion |
bells (e.g. cow bells of various sizes)
claves (different pairs of sizes)
cymbals (including one large cymbal on a stand)
drums (bongos, tambours, tabla)
gongs
Indian bells
jingle sticks (jingle bells)
maracas (wooden, plastic)
snare drums (various sizes and shapes)
tambourines (various sizes and shapes)
triangles (of equal thickness, but various sizes)
wood blocks (tulip block, two-tone wood blocks) |
Melodic instruments |
tin whistle in D for class use (although schools could compile a range for individual pupil use)
selection of other tin whistles for exploring sound and composing, e.g. in G, F or C
descant recorder for class use
tenor, sopranino and alto recorders for ensemble work
keyboards
synthesisers |