How to make a pan flute with straws

What you do

1. Cut the straws in all different sizes. ...
2. Lay a piece of tape down with the sticky side facing up. ...
3. Once the straws are placed, wrap the ends of the tape up and around the other side of the straws until the ends meet. ...
4. Have fun playing your pan flute!

1. How does a straw pan flute work?
2. Can you make pan pipes with paper straws?

How does a straw pan flute work?

The pan flute is an end-blown flute. Sound is produced by the vibration of an air stream blowing across an open hole at the end of the tube. The air moves through the straw, vibrating along the way and out to the end.

Can you make pan pipes with paper straws?

These Straw Pan Pipes are easy and fun to make. Try and use paper straws if you can find them as they make a better sound and are recyclable. Have fun! ... 16 Straws, scissors and tape.