Proposal

Purpose:

Students will learn about how sound is produced and use that knowledge to build their own working musical instrument.

Coordinator:

Dia Langellier is a Band Instructor at Iles Elementary School in Springfield, IL. This project is a class requirement for my graduate studies in Curriculum, Technology and Education Reform (Ed Psy 490) offered online through the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana.

Activity:

Students will study different kinds of musical instruments and how they produce sound, either through the use of web links or as a classroom activity directed by their teacher. They will then design and build working musical instruments out of whatever materials they want to use. Students should keep a journal along the way so that when they are finished, they can write out step by step instructions for building their instrument. These instructions and photos of the instrument being built as well as the final product should be emailed to the coordinator - Dia Langellier. Please include your first name and age.

Feedback:

Photos and instructions will be posted on the web on the "How to Build Your Own Musical Instrument" page.