Rubber Band Banjos
What to do:
- Cut a rectangular hole in one side of an empty half gallon sized cardboard milk carton.
- Ask children to put several large rubber bands around the carton, with part of the rubber band going across the hole that was cut.
- Strum the banjo and compare the sounds of different thicknesses of rubber bands, and also compare the sounds made by rubber bands stretched tighter than others.
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Preschool-age (3-5 years),
School-age (6+ years),
Music Appreciation,
Thinking Skills,
Language and Literacy,
Music
