Putting the strings over a box shape with a hole helps to make the sound louder.

Rubber bands are really soft, especially when there is no box shape to help them sound louder.

Different lengths of string make high & low sounds. The can helped the strings sound very loud.

Wash tub bass

(You do not have to (You do not have to buy anything!)buy anything!)

coffee, soup, tuna canscoffee, soup, tuna cans

silverwaresilverware

strawsstraws

popsicle stickspopsicle sticks

pieces of woodpieces of wood

clay flower potsclay flower pots

paintpaint

garden hosegarden hose

dowel rodsdowel rods

stringstring

fishing linefishing line

nails & wrenchesnails & wrenches

metal pipes or tubesmetal pipes or tubes

You need to try out the You need to try out the different sounds of the different sounds of the

parts of your instrument parts of your instrument to make sure they sound to make sure they sound

good.good.Let the parts vibrate for a Let the parts vibrate for a

louder sound.louder sound.

Pace yourself as you do Pace yourself as you do this project!this project!

Do not wait until the last Do not wait until the last minute!minute!

You should have your You should have your instrument completed instrument completed before starting your before starting your

““sound piecesound piece””..

I can help you! I can help you! Let me know!Let me know!