Kazoo Facts
- The kazoo was first produced in the USA around 1852
- The kazoo was co-invented by a black man, Alabama Vest, and a German clockmaker, Thaddeus Von Klegg
- The kazoo was played often in popular music in the late 1800's through the early 1900's
- Kazoos can be made of plastic, metal, wood or other materials. Each has unique sound qualities
- The tone quality of a kazoo is determined by the quality of the membrane or resonator
- You don't blow into a kazoo, you HUM into it
- HUM into the BIG end of the kazoo
- Kazoos are not toys - they are musical instruments in the mirliton or membranophone family
- Kazoo are NOT related to vuvuzelas