🍲 KITCHEN PERCUSSION
🍲 YOUR KITCHEN DRUM KIT CHECKLIST
Music buddy, grab a grown-up before you touch anything in the kitchen. Ask permission first, pick pots and pans that are already a bit old or scratched, and never use anything glass or breakable.
- 🍲 An old metal pot or pan: for a bright ringing sound
- 🥄 A wooden spoon: your safest drumstick
- 🥤 A plastic container with a lid: for a duller thumping sound
- 💧 Water (optional): to try changing the pitch of a pot
- 🙋 An adult's permission: always ask before you play with kitchen items
Time: about 15 minutes · Adult permission required · Best in a kitchen or outdoor space
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A DRUM KIT IN DISGUISE
EVERY POT HAS A VOICE
Look around a kitchen and you will spot dozens of hidden instruments. Metal pots and pans ring out with a bright, sharp sound because metal vibrates quickly and clearly. Plastic containers make a duller, softer thump because plastic does not vibrate as freely. Wooden spoons make a warm, gentle knock when they hit something, which is exactly why they make great safe drumsticks. Different materials always make different sounds, and mixing them together gives you a whole orchestra of textures using nothing but everyday objects.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
A theatrical group called STOMP, started in England in 1991, performs entire shows using only everyday objects like brooms, bins, and matchboxes.
CLANG!
METAL
🍲 A metal pot rings out bright and sharp when you tap it gently.
WOOD
🥄 A wooden spoon makes a warm, gentle knock and is your safest tool.