Ideas For Boomwhackers®

Submitted by Connie Herbon, Iowa

Idea posted 2006-03-24

Intro: no beat / ends with "What's going on?"
A SECTION: 16-beat Axel F pattern (4 times)
Rhythm: all quarter notes/rests (Z)
Pitches: (Upper and lower parts can be split and played by two on barred instruments or by one player with two mallets moving in parallel motion.): (top) AAAA / AAAA / AAGG / A Z A Z /; (lower) DDDD / DDDD / DDCC / D Z D Z /
B SECTION: 16-beat "ring ding" pattern (2 X), ending in "Break down!"
Rhythm: All quarter notes.
Pitches: (If played on barred instruments, this works best if both top and lower part are played by one student. Click mallets on rests.): (top part) F# F# E E / F# F# E E / F# F# E E / F# Z Z Z /; (lower part) D D C C / D D C C / D D C C / D Z Z Z /
A SECTION: Axel F pattern (4 X) (same as above)
C SECTION: No-beat part lasts about 10 seconds and crescendos into a 3rd 16-beat pattern (3X), ending with "This is a crazy...frog!" Free no-beat movement for the first 10 seconds then into a hand jive, dance, or unpitched percussion pattern created by students
A SECTION: Axel F pattern (2X)
B SECTION: "Ring-ding" pattern (2X)
A SECTION: Axel F pattern (4X + 1 extra to end)

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