Boomwhacker® Basics: A Progressive Scheme

Boomwhackers® are colourful, lightweight hollow tubes tuned to specific pitches— we simply tap them to make a sound! Vibrant, fun and easy to play, they’re a modern addition to the musical instrument world and are ideal for all ages, offering huge potential for creativity and collaboration. Visually engaging and accessible, Boomwhackers® can unlock musical potential in everyone while building listening skills, resilience, self-discipline, and confidence.

Boomwhacker® Basics is a practical, ready-to-use scheme covering playing, improvising, composing, moving, and listening activities using Boomwhackers®, with a dedicated Early Years section and clear assessment guidance to track progress toward mastery. Each activity includes clear, step-by-step instructions, required Boomwhackers®, group size, and extension ideas.

Designed for versatility, the book is suitable for classroom and community settings alike. Inclusive and progressively structured, the activities can be used with everyone from children to older adults and it enables both specialist and non-specialist leaders to deliver confident, engaging, and dynamic Boomwhacker® sessions.

Music educator Janice Summers draws on her forty years teaching experience, as she leads you through this fully accessible scheme of work that builds musical skills step by step, turning every Boomwhacker® session into a potentially transformational experience for your students.