Introduction: Glass Xylophone
a simple musical instrument
Step 1: Materials
8 drinking glasses of the same size and shape.
pitcher of water
metal spoon
pitcher of water
metal spoon
Step 2: Instructions
On a flat surface, like a table, place same sized and shaped glasses near each other but not touching.
Then fill each glass with a different amount of water.
With your spoon, tap on each glass. Do you hear different sounds?
Then, tap on different parts of each glass. Again, what do you hear?
Play around with the amounts of water in each glass until you feel like you have all the notes in "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
Then fill each glass with a different amount of water.
With your spoon, tap on each glass. Do you hear different sounds?
Then, tap on different parts of each glass. Again, what do you hear?
Play around with the amounts of water in each glass until you feel like you have all the notes in "Mary Had a Little Lamb."





