This site contains photos of homemade musical instruments constructed as part of a unit on sound production. Below are galleries of homemade musical instruments. Click on the School name to see their homemade instruments.  

Springfield, Illinois

Summer Students (2002)

Wilcox Elementary School

Springfield, Illinois (2002-2003)

Wilcox Elementary School

Springfield, Illinois (2003-2004)

Wilcox Elementary School

Springfield, IL (2004-2005)

Springfield, IL (2005-2006)


 

Instructions 

What is sound?

Related Sites

Information about this project's origins:

 

Web Page Building Tutorials (Need QuickTime installed)

 

Video 1 - Getting Started/Title/Saving (1.8 MB, 3:43)

Video 2 - Typing instructions (2 MB)

Video 3 - Spell Checking/Inserting the Photo (1.8 MB) 

Downloadable Text Instructions for Web Page Building (pdf) (Need Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

 

If you liked these instruments, visit the inspiration for this site: The Virtual Museum of Instrument Inventions by Elizabeth Rexford.

 

 

 

Webmaster: Dia Langellier

Last Update: Feb. 12, 2004