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VIDEO: Christmas Boomwhacker Special

By on December 22, 2010 in Boomwhackers®, Kids

This video is the result of a boomwhacker song suggestion contest I ran in November. I was in Cleveland at the AMTA Conference at the time. My most favorite boomwhacker song suggestion came to me anonymously in the hotel room. All they said was: “David Bowie’s Let’s Dance.” Then they hung up. Although I’d *love* to arrange THAT one…

…It’s the holidays! Thanks to Melita Belgrave, here’s I Wanna Hippopotamus for Christmas on boomwhackers. Congratulations Melita!!! Melita won a free Drumify DVD. And a BIG thank you to all who submitted awesome ideas!!!

Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdAdIG9zqA8

To play the song with your own group, all you need to get are some boomwhackers and octavator caps.

Email me at Kat@SoundHealthMusic.com if you’d like a copy of the score.

If you like this, you should see Lady Gaga on Boomwhackers and Introducing Black Eyed Peas to Boomwhackers, too!

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VIDEO: Introducing Lady Gaga to Boomwhackers

By on July 29, 2010 in Boomwhackers®, Kids

In June I went to UCSD’s Camp Kesem with the Cancer Coping Center to drum and make music with kids who have parents with cancer. We played an arrangement of I Gotta Feelin’ by the Black Eyed Peas on BOOMWHACKERS! When I shared my arrangement online, I was humbled by the response, and I decided to do another simple boomwhacker arrangement for Just Dance by Lady Gaga. I’ll be using this with the kids next year.

To play the song with your own group, all you need to get are some boomwhackers and octavator caps. You can peruse more boomwhacker items by checking out the boomwhackers section in my inventory list. I use a glockenspiel for part of the melody, but you can also fill in your own words to fit the theme of your group. For instance, I filled in Camp Kesem’s song lyrics to the Black Eyed Peas Boomwhacker song.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPvgDau7Nao

Click here to download the boomwhacker arrangement

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Boomwhackers and Black Eyed Peas in… SCOTLAND

By on June 16, 2010 in Boomwhackers®, Drumming, For Music Therapists, Kids

I’m really enjoying being a part of this enormous online community of music therapists, drum circle facilitators, and music-making enthusiasts. There are so many brilliant and talented people out there, and I’ve been thrilled to be involved in the music-making blogger community since January. One particularly thrilling day stands out for me personally thus far.

On the morning of May 4, I posted my Black Eyed Peas Meet Boomwhackers video blog post. I never anticipated the feedback and enthusiasm that was sent right back in my direction from viewers! One such inspired guy was Steve Sharpe. Steve wrote me within 14 minutes of receiving my email blast. “OMG! Kat, you are an answer to prayer! I have a gig at the end of the month with 300 Girl Guides and I’ll be opening their camp. The theme tune for the camp is this song!” What are the chances that the THEME song for his camp would be I Gotta Feelin’ by the Black Eyed Peas, which I had JUST arranged for boomwhackers??? Looking back, apparently the chances of amazing things happening are 100%, right? Usually we don’t realize miracles until after they actually happen in real life. Steve does interactive drumming at DrumFun in Scotland. DrumFun also has a Facebook page. Here is his video of the girls performing the Boomwhackers Black Eyed Peas song~

Girl Guides Celebration 2 from Steve Sharpe on Vimeo.

AWESOME work, Steve! Those girls are so blessed to have your expert direction and presentation! Looks like they had a blast.

Also, special thanks to Michelle Erfurt of Erfurt Music Resource, who gave me a personal phone call yesterday explaining how the Boomwhackers & Black Eyed Peas video helped her land a contract to provide music therapy to kids in Florida!

I’ll be putting the song to use again next week at Camp Kesem, a camp for kids whose lives have been touched by cancer. Have any more cool ideas for boomwhackers? Throw down a comment!

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VIDEO: Black Eyed Peas & Boomwhackers

By on May 4, 2010 in Boomwhackers®, For Music Therapists, Kids

Thanks to support from the Cancer Coping Center, I am going to make music, drum, and play boomwhackers with kids at Camp Kesem, a camp for kids with a parent who has (or has had) cancer. The camp is a week long, and they do all sorts of fun activities.

I awoke from sleep one night thinking of the perfect pop song for the official Camp Kesem song lyrics. The song has to be COOL if we want the kids to dig it. Hence, I’m introducing the Black Eyed Peas to Boomwhackers. Since none of the video footage of the kids will be made public, we’re sharing this humorous video as a demonstration instead. Enjoy!

I have pre-composed parts for 4 players (2 counselors, and 2 kids), but everyone else can improvise on cue playing boomwhackers in the G pentatonic. We’re going to throw in a chorus of boomwhacker sword fights, then another chorus of boomwhacker train lines. This is perfect for groups of 12 or more. And of course, we’ll record it all for the families’ viewing.

Do you use boomwhackers? Share your own stories, thoughts and comments below!

To play the song with your own group, all you need to get are some boomwhackers and octavator caps. You can peruse more boomwhacker items by checking out the boomwhackers section in my inventory list. You can either use a glockenspiel for part of the melody, or fill in your own words to fit the theme of your group as I’ve done. (See below.)

Click here to download the boomwhacker arrangement

Here are the official Camp Kesem song lyrics:

Don’t stand in front of me, I may not follow.
Don’t stand behind me, I may not lead.
Just stand beside me, and be my … friend.
We’re here together, at Camp Kesem.

I also have a video for Boomwhackers Gone Gaga!

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