Studies show that music education is beneficial to child development as it improves cognitive skills, social behaviour, and emotional stability. Despite this, music education is declining within Ontario schools due to a lack of popularity and funding. The purpose of this project is to introduce an inexpensive, and alternative way to ignite children’s interest in learning about music. Let’s Make Music is an animated story game, that offers imaginative ways for children from the ages 5 – 9 to make music by gathering materials that can be easily found in a home environment and craft together to make a set of home-made musical objects.
Let's Make Music: Animated Story Game
A video of the "Let's Make Music" game
A sample clip from Paper Plate Tambourine's instruction segment
Homemade Musical Instruments
The full set-up of the "Let's Make Music" game and musical objects in a home environment
An individual playing along with the Let's Make Music game
Instrument Instruction Pamphlets
Instructional pamphlets on how to make each musical object
