BOOMWHACKERS C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes

by BOOMWHACKERS

Product Features

• They're Wild and They're Whacky!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 6.2 x 5.5 inches ; 15.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004TT3F
• Item model number: BWDG
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #1 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Amplifier Accessories > Parts > Tubes

Product Description

From Parents' Choice®

Each person holds one or two of these eight perfectly-tuned percussion tubes and whacks them against his or her arm, thigh, or any hard surface to produce the sound. The gradations in length of the tubes help players arrange themselves in sequential notes and to understand the relationship between length and pitch; similarly, the color gradations provide an additional way to visualize the sequence of notes and an understanding of the spectrum. Art and music converge, and groups that cooperate well can make beautiful music together. Tubes are 12" to 24" long. A 1999 Parents' Choice® Gold Award.

Reviewed by Ruth B. Roufberg, Parents' Choice® 1999

Product Description

With these 8 polyethylene percussion tubes perfectly tuned to the C Major scale, musical fun can begin by simply whacking each on one's thigh, hand, table, chair, etc. The 8 differently colored tubes are labeled with their specific note and measure. 12 L. to 24 3/4" L. x 1/2" diam. Set of 8 Boomwhackers(R) Tubes only. Ages 3 yrs. +."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best for supervised whacking, August 6, 2007

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choral man - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: BOOMWHACKERS C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes (Electronics)

Boomwhackers are a great product enjoyed by music teachers and their students. They work best under supervised use by a music teacher rather than just giving them to two- and three-year-olds to be randomly whacking away. Also, though they're pretty durable, they are not meant to be in a contest to see who can whack them the hardest. As they get a bit flattened with use, they will work better if you round them out again.

In a music class of grade school children, simple melodies can be taught, but an easier use, and best for young children, is to have a group whack out simple chords while everyone sings a simple song. Can be used with simple I, IV, and V chords. They become even more useful if you purchase the set of chromatic notes, so you can do some tunes in other keys or that require a different part of the scale for the melody. Add a second set, buy and insert the "octavators" (small inserts in one end), and they'll sound one octave lower. This gives you a second octave with which to work.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ehhh..., September 24, 2010

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K. Sargent - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BOOMWHACKERS C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes (Electronics)

We are a very musical family, and these looked really neat online. We ordered them as a gift for our children a while back, and while we were all happy with the quality and basic idea, the sound was too muffled, or quiet. We 'whacked' them on anything and everything we could find, but they were never satisfying to any of us. I suppose we were expecting a much fuller sound. They went to the Goodwill.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These are SO much fun!, October 23, 2006

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J. Miller (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BOOMWHACKERS C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes (Electronics)

How often do you get to play a song by whacking sticks? The music teachers in the middle school I worked in use these a lot, and I am buying a set for my 2 year old for Christmas. They are perfectly tuned, and are great both for musical education and creative play.