Homemade Harmonies - Ends 19th November

[Martin]

I have always been really inspired by music. From a young age I was learning how to play instruments, singing and taking a real interest in everything to do with music. It helped me to relax and it slowly became a passion of mine. As a young child I remember wishing I owned certain instruments but then improvising them using regular household items. Some examples of this being my amazing drum-kit I made using saucepans and my amazing cardboard tube which I would blow through and make a weird buzzing noise!

I soon found out that almost anything could be used to make music if you put your mind to it! Even the most unusual objects could be modified to make such amazing sounds which really resemble those a real instrument would make. My nieces would regularly stay at my house and we would create a little band using these different 'instruments' and it actually sounded pretty good!

In this competition I want you to come up with your own homemade musical instrument using a regular household item. Try to think outside the box and come up with something unusual! The one that I think would be most fun to play will win! Good luck.

Prize: 5 credits + 15 rep

[Honor-Branch]

banging a bottle with a spoon

[Drake.]

The one that I think would be most fun to play will win!

My girlfriend likes to play my homemade skinflute

[Inseriousity.]

Introducing the cup song

[bkps]

using your hands on your belly its like drums

[Liva]

My girlfriend likes to play my homemade skinflute

hahahahaha!

When I'm bored I squish my hands together and it makes 'fart' noises, I don't intend it in that bad manner though

[Bankai90]

Hmm, comb harmonica?

Just use a clean comb and a thin paper.. Simply wrap the paper around the teeth of the comb and place the comb against lips
and hums to play.. Give it a try..

[-Moniquee.]

Grab a container and some rice and make sure you shut the container properly then BAM you have a shaker thing

[Chipmunks]

put some beads/rice in a balloon, blow the balloon up (not to big) tape it to a toilet paper roll cover up both the balloon and toilet paper roll by gluing newspaper around ..paint it with water paint if you like and ta da you got a nice pair of maracas!!