Straw Pan Pipes

Fast and easy and lots of fun, make a musical instrument out of straws.

Time: 10 minutes
Age: 5-10's, Over 10's
Level: Easy

Materials

Method










It's easier to blow into individual straws if they are spaced a bit, so use offcuts between each straw to spread them a bit.

You can try the following measurements to get a nicely tuned set of pipes (in cm):

Straw 1: 19.5
Straw 2: 17
Straw 3: 15.5
Straw 4: 14.5
Straw 5: 13
Straw 6: 11.5
Straw 7: 10
Straw 8: 9.5



Now number the straws from 1 to 8, longest straw is 1.



Here are some songs (a dash indicates a note of twice as long):

Ode to Joy:

3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 - 2 -
3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 - 1 -

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

1 1 5 5 6 6 5 - 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 -
5 5 4 4 3 3 2 - 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 -
1 1 5 5 6 6 5 - 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 -

5 - 1 2 3 4 5 - 1 - 1 -
6 - 4 5 6 7 8 - 1 - 1 -
4 - 5 4 3 2 3 - 4 3 2 1 1- 1 2 3 2 1 2
5 - 1 2 3 4 5 - 1 - 1 -
6 - 4 5 6 7 8 - 1 - 1 -
4 - 5 4 3 2 3 - 4 3 2 1 2 - 3 2 1 1 1 -

Now make up your own songs!

Categories
#straw
#musical_instrument
#cheap
#5_to_10s
#over_10s
#easy

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