Elmo opens his door and becomes buried under dozens of toy brass instruments. Dorothy wants to know how you make music with a drum. Mr. Noodle attempts to play a marching band drum by wearing it on his back. After he finally straps it on properly, he finds that it's difficult to pick up the drum stick. When he finally beats the drum, it makes his body shake all over. Kids play different types of simple drums, and one boy plays a professional drum set. When Elmo asks a baby, he bangs away on a bowl with a plastic spoon. Elmo wants to know how many strings a typical guitar has. Drawer plays some big band music and opens up to show the options in Elmo's quiz. Little birds make music, and so do Big Birds. Some of Elmo's friends in school make their own instruments with ordinary objects. In a rare move for one of Elmo's friend's films, Oscar makes an appearance at the end to smash two trash can lids together. The Music Channel shows a documentary about the very first music played in the entire world ever. Coming up next: The Music Man, The Sound of Music and Name That Tune. Elmo talks to an accordion and a clarinet. Dorothy imagines Elmo in a New Orleans jazz band. Elmo has made a video of Herry humming the "Elmo's World Theme," which Elmo can't help joining in on.