Children love playing songs with boomwhackers. These tube instruments are so easy to play that everyone sounds good. They don't take a lot of coordination since you just hit them on the floor or in your hand. They are always in tune so the notes sound good! Boomwhackers are great for rhythm and timing. The call and response song, Down Comes Johnny, teaches the children how to make music as a group. They need to anticipate when it is time for them to come in and play their boomwhackers and sing their part. The words to the song are: Down comes Johnny, Down comes he. He is hiding the money and the key. Who has the money? (response) I have the money. Who has the key? (response) I have the key. Watch the video to learn the song and see how to teach it to your students. Trouble seeing the video? Click here.
Boomwhackers are a fun, easy way for children to practice rhythms and tones. The tubes are already tuned to the note and all you have to do is wack them on the floor or your hand to get a nice sound. This song only uses 3 notes so it is really easy to learn. The words for this song goes: Listen for bells in the steeple to ring, Ding, ding, ding, Ding, ding, ding, Ding, ding, ding, ding. Watch the video to learn the tune of the song and see how easy it is for children to learn!
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It is important to have correct pitch when making music whether you are singing or playing an instrument. You need to know if you are on pitch and if not, then how to get back on pitch.
Boomwhackers make it fun to practice pitch and tones. Boomwhackers come in a C Major Diatonic Scale Set. There are all kinds of accesories such as caps to change the tones to an octave lower and little mallets for hitting the boomwhackers if you don't want to hit your hand or the floor. But the most important items are the boomwhackers.
In this video, I introduce the children to the boomwhackers and we practice singing "So, Mi, Do".
First we play and sing So, Mi Do. 2. Do, Mi, So. 3. So, So, Mi. 4. So, So, Do.
