Tinkertunes’ Traveling Instrument Petting Zoo
See & Hear The Newest Additions to our Instrument Petting Zoo!
- The Friction Harp Read the story, and watch the video
- Lithophones Stone mallet instruments
Tinkertunes’ Traveling Instrument Petting Zoo gives kids a chance to blow a horn, strum a guitar, bow a violin, play with various rhythm instruments, and to try some unusual instruments like a singing bowl and a theremin.
Each instrument is given a brief introduction and demonstration, then participants move around several “stations” for a hands-on experience.Students can also make instruments like a zither or an oboe. It’s a fun and educational program that teaches how vibrations become sound, and sound becomes music.
The Petting Zoo has traveled annually to Raven Hill Discovery Center for their Sound and Light Invitational, and has been a frequent participant in the Very Special Arts Arts Day at Dennos Museum.
Tinkertunes has also visited dozens of area schools and libraries, and several of the Traverse area’s “Way to Grow” preschool programs.
