J/I Year 1 Music: Dr. John L. Vitale Session #3B: Originally Scheduled for January 23, 2020

Call Me Maybe on Boomwhackers Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qxPie5_cEU

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LISTENING ACTIVITY

Musical Genre Identification

Musical Genres:

LATIN PUNKROCK RHYTHM&BLUES REGGAE

CLASSICAL SMOOTHJAZZ NEW COUNTRY TRADITIONAL

COUNTRY

GOSPEL DISCO SOUTHERN FRIED

ROCK

SOUTH AMERICAN

ANDESMOUNTAINS

JAZZ BIGBAND BOSSANOVA

(Brazilian Jazz)

MIDDLEEASTERN CELTIC

HARDROCK MEDIEVAL NEWORLEANS

DIXIELANDJAZZ

TRADITIONALBLUES

1.THAT’STHEWAY(KC&

THESUNSHINEBAND)

DISCO

2.GETUPSTANDUP

(BOBMARLEY)

REGGAE

3. RONDOALLATURCA

(MOZART)CLASSICAL

4.INTHEMOOD (GLEN

MILLER)JAZZBIGBAND

5.THEGIRLFROM

IPANEMA(CARLOS

JOBIM)BOSSANOVA

6.MISERLOU(WILLIAM

JOSEPH&CAROLINE

CAMPBELL)MIDDLE

EASTERN

7.DANNYBOY(CELTIC

WOMAN)CELTIC

8.ELCONDORPASSA

(TRADITIONAL)

SOUTH AMERICAN

ANDESMOUNTAINS

9.TRADITIONALNEW

ORLEANSDIXIELAND

JAZZ

10.FLOWMYTEARS

(JOHNDOWLAND)

MEDIEVAL

11.LIVELIKEYOUWERE

DYING(TIMMCGRAW)

NEWCOUNTRY

12.THIS MASQUERADE

(GEORGEBENSON)

SMOOTHJAZZ

13.ALWAYSONMY

MIND(WILLIENELSON)

TRADITIONALCOUNTRY

14.HEARDITTHROUGH

THEGRAPEVINE

(MARVINGAYE)RHYTHM

&BLUES

15.HOOCHIECOOCHIE

MAN(MUDDYWATERS)

TRADITIONALBLUES

16.RAMBLIN’MAN

(ALLMANBROTHERS

BAND) SOUTHERNFRIED

ROCK

17.BAMBOLEO(CHICO&

THEGYPSIES)LATIN

18.GLORY GLORY

HALLELUJAH(ELVIS)

GOSPEL

19.WHOLELOTOFLOVE

(LEDZEPPLIN)HARD

ROCK

20.GODSAVETHE

QUEEN(SEXPISTOLS)

PUNKROCK

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MUSICAL MOVEMENT

Will Be Embedded Into Our Boomwhacker Workshop

SESSION OVERVIEW

Boomwhacker Workshop

& Practice Session

WHACK N’ ROLL

Using Boomwhackers in the Elementary Music Classroom

Fastest tubes ever??! Flight of the bumblebee on boomwhackersSource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbIZ1tjcbUk

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PREAMBLE:

WHAT IS A

BOOMWHACKER?

• Boomwhackers are

lightweight, hollow,

color-coded, plastic

tubes, tuned to musical

pitches by length.

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PREAMBLE: WHAT IS A BOOMWHACKER?

• When they are whacked, they produce a

specific musical note and are considered

musical instruments in the percussion family.

Common Place to Produce Pitches

• Hand, Thigh, or Other Body Part

• Floor/Table/Any Hard Service

• Against Each Other

• With Mallets

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Please Note:

• They can be easily damaged!

• Care should be used when playing

the boomwhackers

• Do not whack them in the middle of the

tube!

NotGood!

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Boomwhacker Xylophone

Boomwhackers Can Also Be Struck on Hard Hats.William Tell Overture gespeeld met Boomwhackers”

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jtrRwHVCgI

Startat2:02

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Boomwhackers Can All Be

Used as A Vocal ApparatusSource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS6ZLqOgtq8

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PREAMBLE: WHAT IS A BOOMWHACKER?

• They were first produced by Craig

Ramsell (USA) in 1995

• They are an inexpensive and highly

effective way of engaging and interacting

with students of all ages

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BOOMWHACKERS IMITATE THE NOTES ON THE PIANO

KEYBOARD IN A COLOUR-COORDINATED MANNER.

RED

ORANGE

YELLO

W

LIGHT

GREEN

TEAL

DEEPPURPLE

PINK

DARKORANGE

GOLD

FORESTGREEN

NAVYBLU

E

PLU

M

Please

Accommodate

forColour

BlindStudents

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THE BOOMWHACKER OCTAVATOR CAP

Drop Your Sound A Full Octave!

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Three Different Types of

Boomwhacker Sets

(1) Pentatonic Set

(5 notes)

Three Different Types of

Boomwhacker Sets

(2) Diatonic Set

(8 Notes)

Three Different Types

of Boomwhacker Sets

(3) Chromatic Set

(13 Notes)

To create a 13-note chromatic set, you need to

purchase a diatonic set ($24.75), and then

purchase a chromatic set ($15.50).

Total Cost: $40.25

THE BOOMWHACKER DRUM CIRCLE:

One of the Most Collaborative Ways to

Use Boomwhackers With Your Students

Small Group Boomwhacker Drum Circle

Large Orchestral Size Boomwhacker Drum Circle

THE DRUM CIRCLE

• A drum circle is any group of people playing

percussion in a circle

• They are distinct from a drumming group or

troupe in that the drum circle is an end in

itself rather than preparation for a

performance

• They can range in size from a handful of

players to circles with thousands of

participants

DRUM CIRCLES ARE A

NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION

DRUM CIRCLES ARE TRADITIONALLY ABOUT

SPIRITUALITY AND COLLABORATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

• In 1991, during testimony before the United States

Senate Special Committee on Aging, Grateful Dead

drummer Mickey Hart stated:

“Typically, people gather to drum in drum ‘circles’ with

others from the surrounding community. The drum circle

offers equality because there is no head or tail. It includes

people of all ages. The main objective is to share rhythm and

get in tune with each other and themselves. To form a group

consciousness. To entrain and resonate. By entrainment, I

mean that a new voice, a collective voice, emerges from the

group as they drum together.”

Kindergarten Students in a Drum

Circle Keeping a Steady BeatSource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCAedT2jB9c

Live Well Drum Circle - Boomwhacker time! Jan 8, 2015Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyW_yorM2kk

BOOMWHACKER DRUM CIRCLE:

Rhythm Pass it On . . .4 Volunteers Needed for a Boomwhacker Drum Circle

Major

Chord

Arpeggio

Minor

Chord

Arpeggio

LINEAR FORMATIONS FOR BOOMWHACKERS

(Good for Performing in Front of the Class)

8 Volunteers Needed

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TWO CRITICAL POINTS . . .

(1) Teaching and learning with boomwhackers

can be done in both formal (reading music)

and informal (not reading music) ways

(2) You do not have to be a musician to

effectively incorporate boomwhackers in your

daily curriculum, which satisfies the 1/3

performance portion of the curriculum.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC APPROACH TO BOOMWHACKING:

Colour Coded Music Notes

SYLLABIC APPROACH TO ON BOOMWHACKERS:

No Music Notes

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C B

A G

F E

D C

C B

A G

F E

D C

YouTube & Boomwhacker Activities

• Tons of boomwhacker activities

and play-alongs on YouTube

• You can put an entire boomwhacker

unit together with YouTube

Twinkle Twinkle Little StarSource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvGW0vzMmgU

C D E F G A B C

Pirates of the Caribbean: Boomwhacker Play-AlongSource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OaZaqyZKyI

C D E F G A B C

You have the option of

using up to 2 YouTube

Play-Alongs for the

Performance

RESOURCES ON THE WEB

(1) Tons of Stuff on YouTubeStart With: One minute boomwhacker piece (12 one-minute videos)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Nweg2KYVQ&list=PLBE90FC5B990E6AA0

(2) Pinteresthttp://www.pinterest.com/mamagoose2u/teacher-boomwhackers/

(3) Music Lesson Plan Ideas for Boomwhackershttp://musiclessonideas.wikispaces.com/Boomwhackers

(4) Boomwhackers and Morehttp://www.boomwhackersandmore.com/page/1416027

(5) A Simple Start to Using Boomwhackers in the Music

Classroomhttp://funmusicco.com/classroom-music/a-simple-start-to-using-boomwhackers-in-the-

music-classroom/

WHERE CAN I BUY BOOMWHACKERS?

(1) COSMO MUSIC

Cosmomusic.ca

(2) LONG & MCQUADE MUSIC

long-mcquade.com

(3) AMAZON.CA

(4) EBAY.CA

What are you waiting for? Start Boomwhacking!

SMALL GROUP EXPERIMENTATION

AND PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES:

Please refer to Guideline Handout

RESOURCES

(1) Boomwhackers Booklet of

Songs (please do not write on, fold,

or mangle in any way). Also

available on the course website as a

PDF

(2) Extra Boomwhacker Songs

(available on the course website as

a PDF only)

(3) Whatever you can find online!

NEXT SESSION PREPARATION:

BOOMWHACKER

GROUP PRACTICE

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

"The Boomwhacker tubes are a fun way to get kids

involved in the melodic and harmonic aspects of

music while learning rhythm."

Chalo Eduardo

Internationally Renowned Percussionist