Chord Warm-Up | 2 Minute Boomwhacker Warm-Up

[@Froggie.Is.Poggie]

Mr. Swick, I was one of your students years ago, in Priest Elementary school, it’s nice to see you are doing ok :)

[@SwicksClassroom]

Thank you for saying that! I hope you're doing well! Are you doing any music electives?

[@Froggie.Is.Poggie]

@@SwicksClassroom Well I was in Choir, however I moved schools a little while ago and my new school did not have any space for me in that class, I am trying to learn how to play Piano and hoping to get into singing classes outside school though, you showed me my passion for music and I thank you for that :)

[@EVALM8]

You could've played an E minor cord after the A minor it would've sounded awesome!

[@madeleinelowe3279]

Would you consider putting solfege where the letter names are? I would love for my students to sing this as they play it.

[@SwicksClassroom]

I have a couple of solfege videos on my channel, but do you mean this one specifically?

[@celiarose1234]

what do they do with the boomwhackers for the elongated notes? Thanks! :)

[@SwicksClassroom]

I tell the younger students to tap their leg as fast as they can. I find they hit their hands too hard but they protect their legs for some reason. Lol. The older students play the carpet as fast as they can.

[@witolds.2099]

Yep, make them play a roll.

[@aprilstroup_staff-adamses3406]

I have them lay the boomwhacker on the carpet and tap the middle with both hands, like a drumroll.

[@lindseystamper4926]

@@SwicksClassroom When they play the carpet, do you have any problems with boomwhackers bending? I know you can hit them parallel to the ground and prevent that, but do your students follow that playing method effectively? If so, what do you do to guide them? Most students at first try to hit it at an angle, which eventually bends the plastic out of shape, so I prep them not to hit the ground. I'm open to trying new techniques, though.

[@SwicksClassroom]

@lindseystamper4926 I have a short dissertation on the matter in my head, but the short answer is that I've bent and replaced about 50% of my boomwhackers over the last 4 years. I found playing flat is too loud when the energetic students do it. My current experiment is standing and striking your boomwhacker with a drum stick. It has been the spice of life to add movement to the boomwhacker activities. Yes, some students want to drive their drumstick through the boomwhacker, but the damage they can create is less than bending it 90 degrees. I keep a destroyed boomwhacker on display as an example of what carelessness can accomplish.

[@anab.5883]

Hi there, can I ask you, what software you use to create these videos? I think they're really great, but mostly they're too fast for my students, as I teach kids with special needs.. If I slow down your videos, the sound gets too distorted. I would love to try and create a video like this for my students. Thanks in advance :)

[@SwicksClassroom]

Synthesia is a midi piano software. You can load midi files into it to create the falling squares

[@anab.5883]

@@SwicksClassroom perfect, I'll try that thank you so much! :)

[@witolds.2099]

@Kate Cunningham Thumbs up for this lady. Would appreciate a tutorial too.

[@SwicksClassroom]

@Kate Cunningham As much as I've been putting it off, it is time. I'm making it as a double dip for another project. I have 5 more days of school and then it's my number one priority.

[@maxchen-rx3cq]

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