You can make music with almost anything, even a blade of grass. Blowing on a blade of grass between your thumbs almost sounds like a trumpet. You can make music by altering how tight the grass is stretched between your thumbs and thereby altering the pitch. The following steps will show you make music with a blade of grass.
Instructions
1. Search for a strong, wide, thick blade of grass. It must be at least as long as your forefinger and not have any tears or holes in it. Pluck the piece of grass carefully from the ground as close to the root as you can.
2. Hold up your left hand in a loose fist with your thumb pointing upward. Your thumbnail must be turned toward you.
3. Put your right hand up next to your left hand with the blade of grass flat along the right side of the thumb.
4. Bring your hands together and hold the grass between your thumbs. There should be a gap between the first and second joints of your thumbs where the grass is not touching either the right or left thumb.
5. Maneuver the grass so that it is stretched tightly in the gap between your thumbs and put this area to your mouth so the gap is against your lips.
6. Pucker your lips as if you were going to blow out a candle and blow hard into this gap. You will be able to hear the loud sound the grass makes if you do it correctly.
7. Make different pitches by flexing your thumbs to make music. The tighter the grass is stretched, the higher the pitch it makes.
