I found some coffee cans and
drilled two holes in each can. My dad helped me put bolts in
each hole I drilled. Dad bent some steel and put it around
all 4 cans to hold them together. Next I taped the middle of
the two big cans. I picked red, white and blue
paint….and the cymbals would be black. Next I painted
the cans and cymbals those colors. My instrument needs to be
struck to make a loud dynamic sound or tapped to make a soft
sound. I left the bottom of each can open so the sound can
travel out of the can when struck or tapped. The pitch is different
depending on where you tap it or strike it and the size of
the can. If you hit it on the outside it makes a high pitch
and when you hit it in the middle it is a low pitch. If you
hit the little can it makes a higher pitch. The drums have a hollow timbre
when hit or struck.