Make a String Instrument

Making a Harp 

• The harp is a STRING INSTRUMENT. 
• The strings (rubber bands) VIBRATE (move back and forth quickly) as the instrument is plucked.
• The tighter the strings (rubber bands) the higher the note. 
• The looser the strings, the lower the note.

Materials

• baking pan, baking tin, box, or other open top container
• 5 - 8 rubber bands

Directions

• Place the rubber bands around the pan spacing them evenly.
• Tighten or loosen some of the strings (rubber bands) to change the pitch.
• Pluck the strings to make them vibrate.
• Try to tune the rubber bands so that you can make a musical scale.

Other string instruments: guitar, violin, banjo