Making Music with Shakers: Homemade Instruments for Kids

Video Transcript

"Now that we've made our shakers, there's just a couple more things to do. Right Felix? We want to show people how they shake. These also make excellent drum sticks and they're not very heavy for kids to use. And there's Felix playing his shaker, but he's using it as a drum too. We're going to show you how to use a shaker and a drum in just a bit. Yeah dude, yea you guys are still coloring, that's a great job to keep coloring. And as you see, there's not a lot of harm that can be done with these. Right Felix? They're pretty harmless. Right? And they still make great sound. And even an empty tube makes a sound when you hit it. Makes a woodpecker sound right? Right? And these are very, very harmless when kids are using them. And you know how sometimes kids can get a little over zealous. So, it really works well for the age group here, from 3 to 5. Right Felix? You guys rock out. (child) I wrote my name so people will know it's mine. Good job. You've individualized it. You personalized it. And there's... Matty can you demonstrate this shaker? Uh huh, you have a good rhythm. Whoa and it's even durable. Wow. Shaker's they shake, they don't shake you up. "