Woodwork: Bob McNally, Strumsticks
3:18
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Bob McNally is a luthier and inventor of the Strumstick, a three-stringed instrument designed to be easy to play for beginners. See how the instrument is created and plays. Please visit www.strumstick.com to learn more.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-BMcNally**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Do students see this work as “art?” Why or why not?
- Activity Idea: Use the video with a cross curricular activity linked to music. Have students create their own strum sticks and compose original music for them.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
