Kids will have a blast discovering the science of sound with fun DIY experiments and virtual visits to MIM's galleries. Best for kids ages 5 through 14.

To start to understand the connections between music and science, we need to ask ourselves a question: How does sound work? This video is the foundation for the other videos in the Summer of Science series.

How do we classify instruments based on their design and function? Organology is the classification of musical instruments based on how they vibrate to produce sound.

An aerophone is an instrument that creates sound through a vibrating column of air.

Chord is another word for string!

Let's explore electrophones - instruments that need electricity to make sound!

An idiophone creates sound when the instrument itself vibrates.

Drums are the most common form of membranophone. How does stretching a vibrating membrane across a shell change the sound? Let's find out!

This video collection takes little ones on a tour of the world introducing concepts of animal imagery and symbolism through instruments and objects. Designed for students in grades K-2, all five videos include opportunities for kids to create, move, or make music. The countries and regions featur...

Learn how animal symbolism comes to life through masks and musical instruments in Central Africa.

Animals are an important part of everyday life for many people in Mongolia and we can see this in their musical traditions and instruments.

Discover the diversity of music from the Andean highlands region of Peru and Bolivia.

Learn more about the music and culture of one of the Northwest Coast's First Nations, the Kwakwaka'wakw.

Italy is one of the easiest countries to find on a map of Europe because it's shaped just like a boot!

This video collection explores community music making and various musical journeys—demonstrating that when people move throughout the world, their instruments and music move with them. Designed for kids in grades 3-12, the regions and countries featured in the Discovery videos include: Tanzania, ...

"Karibu, Tanzania!" Welcome to Tanzania!

The Philippines is a country located in Southeast Asia and is made up of over 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Explore the community music-making tradition of samba - and the way samba music creates a living tribute to Brazil's cultural diversity.

We're going to Louisiana to look at how musical influences from within North America as well as from Africa and Europe blended together to create some new styles—or genres—of music in the United States.

Today, we’re talking about something that occurs throughout Europe and in many other parts of the world as well. It even occurs here in the United States. We’re talking about the different ways that people gather together with music, dancing, and costumes in street festivals!

Museum visits led by MIM's curators and music-making sessions designed by the ASU Music Therapy program come together to engage seniors with the transformative power of music. The Memory Care Collection is best for seniors living with memory loss at home or in a community setting.

Learn, move, a...

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program! Museum visits led by MIM's curators and music-making sessions designed by the ASU Music Therapy program come together to engage seniors with the transformative power of music. The Senior Wellness Collection is best for...

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!

Learn, move, and groove with MIM's curators and the ASU Music Therapy program!