Instrument Making Guide

SEveral different sized Cuicas. The big one sounds like an elephant!

Mark Shepard's Cool Sound Effects Instrument Making Guide

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A guide to using handy household materials to make authentic instruments that you can use to make groovin' music or cool sound effects.

Please Note: You have my permission to print out a copy of this for your own handy reference. But please don't make copies for your friends and relatives! They can come here and get their own. Thanks!

1. How To Be A Shaker Maker:
2. How to make a "Chicken In A Cup".
3. How to make a Rain Stick: Part One & Part Two
4. Wind Tubes
5. Ocean Drum
6. 2X4 Xylophone, Old Wrench Xylophone, Wind Chimes etc.
7. How to make a "Paint Stirrer Rhythm Stick" & a "Paint Stirrer Stir Drum"

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