Music Machines
Build a rocking drum set and a one-string guitar!
Explore:
- Science of Sound
- Musical Instruments
- Playing Music
Fun facts
This instrument isn’t quite as old, but it’s still FLUTE-iful! (Photo by Rajesh Rajput / unsplash.com)
- Did you know? Many saxophone reeds are made from giant cane, a kind of bamboo-like grass. Giant cane can grow up to 25 feet (7 m) tall!
- The world’s oldest musical instrument is a flute carved from a bear bone that’s at least 43 thousand years old!
- Early pianos were called fortepianos, named after the Italian words for “loud” (forte) and “soft” (piano).
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