musical instruments

Kid Crafts: Tin Toy Drums

Kid Crafts: Tin Toy Drums

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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As they’re exploring the world, kids, as a rule, take great joy in discovering all of the things that make NOISE. So, why not turn that natural curiosity into a fun, creative afternoon filled with DIY drums?

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How-To: DIY Gourd Drum

How-To: DIY Gourd Drum

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Turn farmers’ market bounty into a DIY instrument for your little musician with this fun gourd drum tutorial.

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Inside the Workshop – and Mind – of Len Solomon

Inside the Workshop – and Mind – of Len Solomon

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

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Nadja Sayej recently interviewed music machine maker Len Solomon, most notably known for his Oomphalapompatronium. Click through to see a video of one of his machines in action and then read about his story over at Noisey.

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Jamming out on Electronic Traditional Indian Instruments

Jamming out on Electronic Traditional Indian Instruments

By Michael Colombo

Michael Colombo

In addition to being an online editor for MAKE Magazine, Michael Colombo works in fabrication, electronics, sound design, music production and performance (Yes. All that.) In the past he has also been a childrens' educator and entertainer, and holds a Masters degree from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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Sound Labs creates electronic versions of traditional Indian instruments.

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Artist, Musician, and Maker Ken Butler

Artist, Musician, and Maker Ken Butler

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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Artist, musician and maker Ken Butler plays his found object hybrid instruments at World Maker Faire NY. Watch ’till the end for a mind blowing performance on a piece of latex dental dam.

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Maker Faire New York: Molecule Synth Musical Instrument

Maker Faire New York: Molecule Synth Musical Instrument

By Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder

Mark Frauenfelder is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Make: magazine, and the founder of the popular Boing Boing blog.

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The Molecule Synth offers the elemental components of a traditional keyboard synthesizer — a speaker & amp, a sound generator, and a pitch controller — but presents those elements as pieces that you arrange (and rearrange!) in various combinations to create your own musical device.

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