The lovely, classical kazoo. A mouth instrument, like the jaw harp, but the kazoo is considered a membranophone, because the instrument uses a vibrating membrane to modify the player’s voice. You don’t blow into a kazoo, you hum. Similar instruments have been in Africa for centuries.
Beaufort, South Carolina, has a kazoo museum.
Class it up a little (?) here with a kazoo performance:
I had a kazoo when I was a kid! I won it at a festival, and spent many a happy hour playing it in my backyard. Happy memories.
What a splendid word. I do hope I can use it, next time I’m playing Scrabble!
So impressed with all these posts, Martha. Very fun.
Yes, a very good Scrabble word! Thanks, Pauline, this has been a fun theme.
I had no idea an instrument called the Kazoo existed. Thankyou for sharing.
And now you know! We can all learn new things from these blogs.
Kazoos to me mean marching “Jazz” Bands with majorettes. Interesting to see one used classically!
Exactly why I chose this one, Anabel. Something different!
I don’t know, Denise, but I hope to get there!
A kazoo museum in Beaufort? How did I miss visiting that?