You Can Teach Yourself to Make Music with Homemade Instruments (Book + Online Audio)
Many instruments in this book can be built in a half hour or less by children as young as age 5, using common household items. Songs include guitar and autoharp chords as well as dulcimer tablature. Includes access to online audio.
Product Number:
95329M
Format:
Book + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Beginning
Pages:
112
Binding:
Squareback Saddle Stitched
Size:
8.75 x 11.75
ISBN:
0-7866-9977-9
ISBN13:
978-07866-9977-3
Series:
You Can Teach Yourself
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
7/27/2017
Many instruments in this book can be built in a half hour or less by children as young as age 5, using common household items. Songs include guitar and autoharp chords as well as dulcimer tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Introduction 
Tools and Materials 
A Note to Teachers, Parents, and Other Adults  :  
Acknowledgments 
About the Author 
The Instruments
Cardboard Tube Shakers-Native American
Chicken Drum-France 
Cuica-Brazil 
Spirit Caller-Australia 
Bells, Gongs, and Cymbals-Asia  
Glaves-Caribbean 
Guire-Mexico •
Drums-International 
Bongos-Cuba 
Miscellaneous Percussion Instruments-The Kitchen 
Didgeridoo- Australia 
Shepherd's Flute- Eastern Europe\ 
Zurna-Turkey 
Zuke-A-Phone- The Vegetable Kingdom  
Mouthbow-Native American 
Berimbau and Caxixi-Brazil 
Gut Bucket Bass-United States 
Bleach Bottle Banjo-United States 
Ghichak- Afghanistan 
Tin Can Dulcimer-Southeastern US
Playing
Ideas for Group Playing 
Playing Percussion Instruments 
The Clave 
About the Music 
How to Read DulcimerTablature 
Songs
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star-France 
Three Blind Mice-England 
Brother John-France 
I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground-Appalachian Mountains 
It's So Simple-Oregon 
Oh, Susanna-US 
On Top Of Old Smoky-Southeastern US 
Camptown Ladies-US 
lko lko-New Orleans 
Old Joe Clark-American Fiddle Tune
Foolish Frog-Bahamas 
Turkey In The Straw-US 
Turkey In The Straw-Arranged for Appalachian Dulcimer 
Obwisana-Ghana  •
Appendices
Tips on Tuning  
Making and Installing Tuners 
Where Do You Go From Here? 

 
Audio Sample
Series: You Can Teach Yourself
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