Preschool selection of items that make noise & music

[Ruthierhyme]

These are a few items that could be found in a various areas of a preschool, please add on with any items you use to make music & noise ..

Radio
Tape recordings
CDs
Cot mobile
Wind chimes
Wind up toys: Clacking teeth,
Music boxes - jewellery, jack in the box, tin music box from a forum friend's website xx
Selection of musical instruments - A to Z list
Rain makers, marraccas
Musical keyrings
Wooden spoons
Blocks
Balls with bells & rattles
Ball spinners
Hand Bell
Jester's stick
Bells with string
Bicycle bells: on dowel/broom handle, safely hinged to an outdoor fence maybe?
Craft shakers and makers - winter snow maker
Balloons: partially blown & expertly released + rolled lip pulling for variously pitched raspberries.
Paddles and water
Pebbles and water
Flags
Windmills
Streamers
Phones - rings
Buttons - door bells, key pads, mats, clickers
Padlock and keys
Combination locks + safe locks
PC's keyboard and mouse - left & right click buttons
Bottle drums - containers with different quantities of water in.
Railings
Hands - ripping paper, clapping, tapping - wii game that demonstrates the versatility of this an Amazon link, finger snap, whistle, beat, tempo, rhythm, high five:
Activity that promotes speed, agility and partnership: Up high, down low, too slow rhyme or All five, on the side, up high, down low, too slow... adapt to too fast if caught
Hand Clappersor clackers
Air horns
Bugle or squeeze horn
The great horn divide: cultural blog article

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For single, one time use, or rinse & clean between use:

Plastic tube megaphones - talking tubes
Party blowers
Whistles
Warblers

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Making music & noise environments:

Mood lights, signage, music player and volumn control.

Battery operated wireless 12 colour changing candle & it's remote control.
Amazon affiliated link


Composers corner - role play

Audio area - involving all senses and sensory play
Musical treasure basket

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How noisy can it get?
Football clacker - glasses clink ..

Careers advice on the role of a Music Therapist
Detailed description from: The Sensory Impairment and Music Therapy Team SIMT from Bedford.gov.uk


Please feel free to add on with any noisy play ideas and musical activities you've enjoyed..