Rainsticks
These beautiful instruments were originally
made from cactus stems, although now bamboo and plastic are used as well.
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When inverted they make a delicate ‘rain-like’
sound as hundreds of tiny pebbles inside the tube fall down, bouncing off
internal spines or nails.
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They are great for encouraging movement and
particularly useful for activities such as rowing where their physical and
sonic properties both reinforce the nature of the action.
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They tend to come highly decorated, for
example with aboriginal designs, but the less decorations they have the more
situations you can use them in.
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