Children enjoy making musical instruments from collecting the materials to performing in a homemade band. Go 'green' with recycled materials for your projects.

Oct 6, 2009 - Tania Cowling

Gourds have been used as percussion instruments by cultures around the world. Water drums, rattles, and rainsticks are three of the easiest instruments to create.

Mar 5, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra offers tips for making the gourd drums, horns, and flutes heard in their recordings.

Mar 5, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Fun to make and play with, these simple musical instrument crafts are made from recycled and easy to find materials, making them perfect for group activities.

Feb 4, 2009 - Angela Krueger

There are many advantages to learning a new musical instrument, and reading musical scores. This article details the benefits of this, and how it helps creativity.

Mar 3, 2010 - Ben Wakeling

With exotic tonewoods on the brink of extinction, guitar makers and individual musicians each have a role in ensuring future instrument making is sustainable.

Mar 20, 2010 - Marcy Paulson

Here are ideas for learning new musical instruments with free online sheet music, free tabs, free MP3s, inexpensive software, and online music lessons.

Dec 17, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

A project based around making musical instruments from junk has the potential to be exciting, practical and of high appeal to all kinds of learners.

Sep 17, 2008 - Jo Murphy

Musicians contemplating making musical instruments from home-grown gourds will want to check out the amazing sound these instruments are capable of producing.

Mar 5, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Children are born with a capacity to enjoy music and creating fun instruments can stimulate an interest in music in years to come.

Aug 23, 2010 - Debbie Roome

Kids don't have to resent music lessons. Here's parenting advice that can take the drudgery out of practicing and keep the fun in learning Musical Instruments.

Dec 17, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Playing a musical instrument is beneficial for children. This article will give you guidelines to help you choose the best instrument for your child.

Feb 22, 2011 - Robin Wheatley

Tips for parents helping a child choose which instrument to play in the school orchestra; and options for adults looking to start a new musical hobby.

Oct 13, 2009 - Alicia King

Children can explore their creativity and improve fine motor skills while making their own musical instruments. They can see and feel how joyous music and rhythm can be.

Apr 13, 2009 - Tania Cowling

Children love to play with musical instruments. Here are ten items that every toddler should have in their instrument collection.

Jan 12, 2010 - Wendy McDougal

Children love to play musical instruments. Reusing items is a fun way to make musical instruments and save the environment.

Mar 26, 2010 - Kelley Huston

This spring, musicians can follow millennia of instrument makers from every part of the world by planting some gourd seeds and watching what instruments grow.

Feb 15, 2009 - Marcy Paulson

Add to your young child's musical instrument collection for fun and a love of music. Preschoolers love castanets, finger cymbals, tambourine sticks, woodblocks and more.

Nov 9, 2007 - Jennifer Jensen

The organographic system popularized by Hornbostel and Sachs was possibly derived from an Ancient Indian one.

Mar 10, 2009 - James Hamilton