The
sounds of South America are many and varied. You can recreate then with
simple recycled materials. All the instructions here have been provided to you
free of charge. I hope you enjoy making these instruments.
You may find music to play along with at www.simplespanishsongs.com
THE RAIN STICK (PALO DE LLUVIA)
Rain sticks are found in Mexico and are often made from large pieces of bamboo or cane.
The width and length of the rain stick determines the sound it will have.
Nails are driven through the bamboo or cane.
Beans or small pebbles are gathered and put inside
and the ends are sealed with animal hide, tied and decorated with feathers.
MATERIALS
Paper towel roll or wrapping paper roll uncooked popcorn
24 gauge wire tissue paper
white glue feather
plastic grocery bags 2 rubber bands
paint brush and plastic container to mix glue with water
yarn
Cut wire to be twice the length of the hand towel roll. Wrap wire around paper roll, remove and insert into roll.
Seal off one end of the paper towel roll with a 3x3” square of plastic bag scrap.
Fill roll with about 1/8 cup or less of uncooked popcorn. Seal off other end of roll with a square of grocery bag scrap and a rubber band.
Mix white glue with a little water, tear or cut colored tissue paper and apply to roll with glue. Let dry. Decorate with feathers, yarn or whatever. Cut two 4x4 inch pieces of color tissue paper and cover each end of the completed rain stick.
STRAW ZAMPOñA (pan flute)
This zampoña is played in the Andes Mountains of South America.
The name zampoña is from the ancient language Quechua, the language f the Incas.I
ts wind like sound can be either low or high pitched depending on the length and width of the reed used to make them.
MATERIALS
8-10 large straws
Scotch tape
Popsicle stick or tongue depressor
Colored yarn
Lay a piece of scotch tape down sticky-side up. Lay the straws on the tape.
Overlap tape to secure straws in place.
Cut straws at an angle as seen above .Bend the bottom of each straw and tape it.
This is done so that no air escapes through the bottom of the straw.
Place the tongue depressor of popsicle stick over the tape, hold in place with thumb.
With a slipknot tie a piece of yarn to the end of the popsicle stick
and begin weaving the yarn in between the straws. Once you reach the end, weave again back to point of origin.
A second stick may be needed to hold straws secure. Be creative, this is a difficult task.
For a tuned instrument follow these length guidelines. 41/2,4 1/4, 3 3/4,3 3/8, 2 3/4, 2 3/8, 2 1/8.
INDIAN DRUM
MATERIALS
4 rubber bands scissors
A ballpoint pen 1 toilet paper roll
1 chopstick or dowel colored paper or paper that can be colored
Rice feathers
Paper bag
PROCEDURE
Decorate toilet paper roll. Punch a hole in the center of the roll, top and bottom with the tip of the ballpoint pen.
CAUTION do not make the hole bigger than the chopstick or your rice will fall out.
Pass chopstick through both holes. Wrap a rubber band around the top tip of the chopstick.
Wrap a rubber band tightly around the bottom tip of the chopstick and push it all the way flush with the toilet paper roll.
These rubber bands secure the toilet paper roll in place.
Cut or tear a 4” square of brown paper bag and attach to open end of roll with a rubber band.
Fill roll with a tablespoon of rice. Close off open end with paper bag piece, secure with rubber band.
Decorate with feathers or whatever you have. SHAKE AND HAVE FUN!
The chicken nugget is a musical instrument usually made of metal or
hard plastic and is small enough to be held in the palm of the hand
MATERIALS
1 plastic Easter egg rice decorative stickers or tape
Put some rice into egg, seal with stickers and shake!
GEORGETTE’S CHICKEN NUGGETS
MATERIALS
Soda can
Recycled wrapping paper masking tape
Rice
Put some rice in can, seal with tape, decorate with paper, yarn, feathers, HAVE A BALL!!
GUIRO Guiro’s are often made of gourds but
can also be made out of pieces of hollowed wood.
MATERIALS
Empty plastic water bottle chopstick, pencil, or ice-cream stick
12 inches of yarn or ribbon feathers, beads or any decorative material
Glue wrapping paper or any available decorative paper
PROCEDURE
Tie ribbon or yarn to bottleneck and tie feathers to them.
Tie chopstick to twelve-inch yarn or ribbon and tie to bottleneck.
Glue decorates paper to smooth area near bottleneck after measuring and determining correct size.
Place thumb inside bottle mouth and hold with one hand,
use other hand to grasp stick and scrape across grooves of bottle.
CHACKCHAS
Chackchas come from Peru and Bolivia; they are made
out of goat hooves or cacho pods. The ultimate recycled instrument!
MATERIALS
Yarn or ribbon
Macaroni or rigatoni
PROCEDURE
Cut 10 pieces of yarn or string 10” long each. String one macaroni onto yarn and tie in place,
string second macaroni and tie in place. Do this until 4 or 5 macaroni are tied in place on a piece of yarn 10 inches long.
Macaroni can be painted prior to stringing. Tie ends of all 10 strings together, shake up and down.
MATERIALS
2 metal can lids of the same size
yarn
PROCEDURE
With a hammer and a nail, punch a hole in the corner of each of the lids.
Cut a five-inch piece of yarn and string it through the holes in both lids.
Tie strings together loosely.
TO PLAY Slip one end of loop over thumb, other end over middle finger. Strike the lids together with the free finger to produce a clicking sound
SCOOP MARACA
MATERIALS
Laundry Scrap paper
Rice paper Scotch tape
Scissor Ruler
PROCEDURE Measure the surface of the laundry scoop or place it on a piece of paper and trace the surface that will be covered by paper.
Cut paper to correct sizePut a tablespoon of rice in scoop. Place paper over opening and tape down. Decorate
PLASTIC MARACA
MATERIALS
2 of any of these:
soft plastic glasses
Plastic cups
Corn, beans or rice
Put corn into a plastic cup. Place second cup on top of first and tape together
(you can also use a hot glue gun) Shake by grasping handles.
BELLS
MATERIALS
Metal bells any size
Sturdy wire e.g. clothes hanger wire
Ribbon
PROCEDURE
String bells on wire keeping them at least 1 inch apart.
Use ribbon to wind around and cover wire. Ribbon will keep bells from slipping.
Curve wire into circular shape.
Tape loose ends together and add ribbon to cover tape.
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