iPad Boomwhacker Activity
First Grade and Special Needs Class
I thought I would show this activity. I started with the iPad and Symphony Pro. I entered the theme into the app. Then I exported it as a MIDI file via email. I then opened this file with Sibelius 6 and applied the Boomwhacker plug-in to change the note colors to match the Boomwhacker colors.
After Sibelius I made it a PDF and displayed it with the LCD projector to the class. After review of the rhythms we read the notes by saying the colors in rhythm. The Group then practiced one measure at a time and finally performed the song.
After performing the song out came the iPad and Garageband. We added a loop of tambourine as an introduction. Students then helped design the drum track. And then choose the style of the bass. we then performed, switched instruments, and performed again. This time I recorded the performance for this blog. It was one take and they made some mistakes, but it is first grade with special education students. I was happy.
This was a ten or fifteen minute lesson that had the students excited as they left for the day. What a great activity this was with only a little bit prep work on my part ahead of time.
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