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These are a few websites that provide great resources for anyone working with Boomwhackers
“Musication” is a private channel from Jan Vink, music teacher in the Netherlands (Primary education). He creates visual play-alongs for boomwhackers, (body-) percussion and handbells for primary education.
Jan’s videos are AMAZING and are a one of the biggest inspirations for me to start this project. His Tetris theme video is one of my favourites.
https://www.youtube.com/user/derjanson
THUD (The Harvard Union of Drummers) is student-run organization at Harvard College (yes, THAT Harvard).
The group plays everything percussive: drum set battles, arrangements of pop and classical music, original pieces on found instruments like plastic cups and chalkboards, drumming on buckets, and more.
I love their videos because it shows that you can do almost anything with Boomwhackers, and it’s good music. Their Boomwhackers videos have been viewed millions of times. ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ is one of my favourites.
I’m always amazed at the dedication of certain music teachers at maintaining their blogs. Some of them are things of beauty and wonder. Here are a number of excellent storage solutions for Boomwhackers. My favourite (pictured here) actually arranges the notes like a piano with black and white bins for the keys. Not required in most classrooms but definitely cool!
http://elementaryetudes.blogspot.com/2016/10/shoe-storage-for-boomwhackers-tutorial.html
http://mrskingrocks.blogspot.com/2018/02/boomwhacker-storage-ideas.html
http://musicwithmrsdennis.blogspot.com/2012/05/boomwhacker-storage.html
The Fun music Company from Adelaide, Australia has some fantastic resources for Boomwhackers in the classroom and was another inspiration for this project.
Lisa and Kris Crunk are music Educators from Shelbyville, Tennessee. Their website is full of fantastic songbooks, accompaniment tracks, and resources for Boomwhackers and other elementary music. My favourite are the Boomwhacker Rules posters.
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Whacky Wizards is a program dedicated to help groups of all descriptions easily make music in a fun, interactive, and highly engaging way using Boomwhackers™ percussion tubes. The program has special features for educators, but can be used by any group wanting to have a great time making music.
The site revolves around three custom apps which focus on different aspects of music making – The Song Wizard, The Rhythm Tutor, and The Whacky Looper.
The content of the site is presented in modules which feature different songs (using The Song Wizard) or rhythmic patterns (Using The Rhythm Tutor and The Whacky Looper). Each module contains tips and instructions for playing it’s featured music with your group, as well as instructional resources for teachers and those wanting to expand their musical knowledge.
