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©2006 Exploratorium | The museum of science, art and human perception Listen activities are made possible by support from the National Science Foundation. Make a membranophone Materials small plastic water bottle (empty) scissors drinking straw tape paper rubber band balloon A membranophone is an instrument that produces sound with a resonating membrane. Kazoos and drums are both membranophones. This membranophone can be made at home. It can sound a little bit like a clarinet. Try making several membranophones with holes in different places, tighter or looser balloon membranes, and water bottles of different sizes. What kinds of sounds can you make? Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 Step 4: Assembly CAREFULLY poke a straw-sized hole near the top of the label of the water bottle. Make and tape a tube from the piece of paper. Cut some holes in the tube. Cut the end off the balloon to make a sheet of rubber. Cut water bottle in half. Place the paper tube in the opening of the water bottle. Seal the connection with tape. Secure the balloon to the cut end of the water bottle with the rubber band. Insert the straw into the little hole. To play your new membranophone, blow into the straw. If you don’t hear anything, try adjusting the tension of the balloon membrane, and make sure the chamber inside the water bottle is sealed. Making Sense of Sound www.exploratorium.edu/listen
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©2006 Exploratorium | The museum of science, art and human perceptionListen activities are made possible by support from the National Science Foundation.
Make a membranophone
Materialssmall plastic water bottle (empty)scissorsdrinking strawtapepaperrubber bandballoon
A membranophone is an instrument that produces sound with a resonating membrane. Kazoos and drums are both membranophones. This membranophone can be made at home.It can sound a little bit like a clarinet. Try making several membranophones with holes in different places, tighter or looser balloonmembranes, and water bottles of different sizes. What kinds of sounds can you make?
Step 3
Step 2
Step 1 Step 4: AssemblyCAREFULLY poke a straw-sized hole near the top of the labelof the water bottle.
Make and tape a tube from thepiece of paper.
Cut some holes in the tube.
Cut the end off the balloon to make a sheet of rubber.
Cut water bottle in half.
Place the paper tube
in the openingof the waterbottle. Seal
the connectionwith tape.
Secure theballoon tothe cut endof the water bottle with the rubber band.
Insert thestraw intothe little hole.
To play your new membranophone, blow into the straw. If you don’t hear anything, try adjusting the tension of the balloon membrane, and make sure the chamber inside the water bottle is sealed.
Making Sense of Sound
www.exploratorium.edu/listen
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