Homemade Music is an energetic, interactive performance that transforms everyday objects into surprising musical instruments while revealing the science behind how music works. Using bottles, pipes, cans, and other repurposed materials, Luke conducts musical experiments live onstage, demonstrating how pitch is affected by volume, tension, mass, and length.
Audience members become part of the experience through clapping, call-and-response, and guided participation that reinforces both musical and scientific learning. The performance sparks curiosity, encourages experimentation, and builds creative problem-solving skills, showing that complex ideas can be understood through play.
Blending music, science, and humor, Homemade Music inspires students to see instruments—and learning itself—in a new way. It proves that innovation doesn’t require expensive equipment, just imagination and a willingness to explore, and encourages kids to put down their devices and rediscover their creative potential.
Ideal for school assemblies and STEAM programming, the show supports science education, arts integration, and environmental awareness while keeping students fully engaged and entertained.
Watch a short video here: https://youtu.be/ico3RlwOr1g
Artist Background
Luke Vandergriff is a multidisciplinary performer, musician, and teaching artist who blends storytelling, science, and music into unforgettable live experiences. After earning a BA in Spanish from North Carolina State University, Luke spent years living in Bolivia, where he taught English and immersed himself in language and culture.
His artistic path took shape while volunteering at a children’s home, where he led art workshops, painted murals, directed plays, and began creating music with handmade instruments built from recycled materials. That hands-on creativity became the foundation of his performance style.
Now based in Raleigh, Luke performs for theatres, festivals, schools and families across the region, inspiring young audiences through interactive theatre, inventive music-making, and messages of creativity, purpose, and environmental awareness.
Search Criteria
- Program Type: Performance
- Discipline: Music, STEAM, Storytelling
- Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
- Cultural Context: Hispanic, South American
- Accepts bookings in Johnston County
