Singing wine glasses

Young girl playing with a wine glass
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Make a musical instrument using wine glasses and water.Experiment with different amounts of water in the glasses to see how it affects the sounds you can make.Learn about the connection between sounds and vibrations. Discover how running your finger around the rim of a wine glass produces a musical note.

Teacher notes

Children can explore sound with this experiment from the Royal Institute, who have produced a worksheet to accompany the activity which you can download from their website.

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Singing wine glasses

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Royal Institute