PVC PIPE FUN!
Today we enjoyed playing with a homemade instrument that I created from PVC pipe! It is like a cross between a pan flute and a xylophone, but
made with plastic pvc piping. The pipe itself is not great conduit for sound, but rather the air traveling through it makes a sound. Therefore, we played it by "tapping" the ends with the rubber spatula you see, which actually "bumped" air quickly through and out,creating a sound.
The kids had a lot of fun with this and we also refreshed on how length of tube and amount of air
relate to pitch. As a general rule, we know that:
BIGGER/LONGER/MORE AIR: lower pitch
SMALLER/SHORTER/LESS AIR: higher pitch
I also made a pvc flute and demonstrated playing that for the kids. It is so much fun to make instruments! Check out our pictures below, and also the impressive video below from Youtube of a high school student playing pop medleys with his home made PVC pipe instrument!
PARENTS CONNECT:
Check out this neat video of a highschool student playing his PVC pipe instrument!