Make a Reed Instrument from a Drinking Straw Part 2

Part 2. By cutting the end of a drinking straw you can make a musical reed instrument that you can actually play a tune on. You will also gain some insite into the science of sound and music. This video is beta (I need to get video footage of various reed instruments).

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Science & Technology

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• reed instrument
• science project

[jer623]

There are hunting workshops on learning how to make an elk call with a drinking straw just like this.

[sciencetoymaker]

@jer623 I just looked at some elk calling videos and I can see how that might work.

Slater

[MrMiko99]

how many holles do you have to make

[sciencetoymaker]

Start with just a few--4 or 5--then experiment.

Slater

[845MX5]

I think you meant to say it sounds like a "didgeridoo". It sounded like you said a didgetytoo. Just wanted to point that out so if you ever talk about a didgeridoo in class, you dont misslead the kids on what it is ACTUALLY called.

[knight10666]

you could probably make a "oboe" out of that not a wonderful sounding one but it is still a double reed

[XxSocialTechxX]

i cant make my straw sound like that :(

[giantrobotbil]

0:51 this face

[julitig]

Thanks for this video, I'm going to try this out with my class! The girl at 2:09 sounds like she's playing John Coltrane.

[Wojoray]

This reminds me of when I tried to play a friend's sax...I got that terribly squeaky noise. Hand me just about any brass instrument and I'll make good tone...hand me a reed instrument...well...that's another story...haha

[steban9990]

nicccccccccccccccccccccccccccc­ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VgendAirsoft]

i think they make that annoying high pitch noise with the straw cuz like maybe they touch the little v cut with their tounge