3Soundsareeverywhere.Somesoundsareloud.Somesoundsaresoft.Musicismadeofdifferentsounds.4Makingmusicisbeingcreativewithsound.Gotoamusicperformance.Concentrateonthedifferentsounds.Listenandseehowtheyaremade.5Lookattheparade.Listentothedrum.Thesoundismadebyhittingthedrum.BA-BOOM!BA-BOOM!BA-BOOM!BA-BOOM!BA-BOOM!BA-BOOM!6Seeifyoucanhitadrum.Yourfriendswillberelievedwhenthenoisestops!Youmightseesomeotherinstrumentsthatyoucanhittomakeasound.BA-BOOM!BA-BOOM!7Lookatthemusicplayers.Listentothehorn.Thesoundismadebyblowingintoit.TOOT!TOOT!TOOT!TOOT!TOOT!TOOT!8Herearesomeotherinstrumentsthatyoublowintotomakeasound.Ifyoucan,trytomakeasoundonahorn.Itisnoteasy!T-TOOT!T-TOOT!9Lookattheband.Listentotheguitar.Thesoundismadebypluckingthestrings.PluckPluckPluckPluck10Youmightseesomeotherinstrumentsthatyoucanplucktomakeasound.Seeifyoucanpluckaguitar.Yourfingerswillneedtoworkhard!Pluck!Pluck!Pluck!Pluck!11Gotoaconcert.Listentothepiano.Thesoundismadebypressingthekeys.PLONK!PLONK!PLONK!PLONK!12Youmightseesomeotherinstrumentsthathavekeysyoupresstomakeasound.Seeifyoucanplaythepiano.Eachkeyplaysadifferentnote.PLONK!PLONK!PLONK!PLONK!13Therearemanywaystomakesounds.Youcanhitadrum.Youcanblowahorn.Youcanpluckaguitar.Youcanpressthekeysonapiano.PluckPluckBA-BA-BOOM!BOOM!TOOT!TOOT!PLONK!PLONK!14Youcangivemusicdifferentexpressionbychangingthevolumeandbeatofthesounds.Musicisaboutsounds.TOOT!TOOT!PLONK!PLONK!PluckPluckBA-BA-BOOM!BOOM!WordCount:291ThinkCritically1.Whatthreethingsdodifferentsoundsgivemusic?2.Whichsectionofthebooktellsaboutinstrumentsyoucanpluck?3.Whatdoyouhavetodotothehorntomakethesound?4.Whydoyouthinktheauthorhasuseddifferentheadingsinthebook?5.Whichinstrumentinthebookwouldyouliketoplay?Why?MusicMakeanInstrumentUsematerialsinyourclassroom,suchassmallboxes,cardboard,rubberbands,andstring,tomakeanddecorateyourownmusicalinstrument.School-HomeConnectionAskeachfamilymemberwhatstyleofmusictheylikethebest.Makesomemusictogetherbyusingthingsaroundthehouse,suchasspoonsandcans.
