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| |  | Musical Toys | Home » » BOOMWHACKERS C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes | | | | | | | 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. +." | | | Features: | |
• They're Wild and They're Whacky!
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 0.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 24.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 25.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 16 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Best for supervised whackingAug 06, 2007
By choral man
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 found the following review helpful:
 Ehhh...Sep 24, 2010
By K. Sargent
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.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
These are SO much fun!Oct 23, 2006
By J. Miller
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.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Boomwhackers - A whole new idea in percussive fun!Sep 06, 2010
By Biggie Man - savior of the universe!
"(hey someone's gotta)"
Okay, first of all, I have to qualify my 5 star review. I gave Boomwhackers 5 stars for the idea, the concept of them, the awesome creativity behind these amazing things. On the other hand, if I were to rate the actual PRODUCT, Boomwhackers, I would give them a three because I feel they are far too expensive. PULLLLEEEAAASE, like another reviewer said, MAKE YOUR OWN. You can do a Google search and find many formulas for making them easily and for much less $$$$.
The meat and potatoes: These are some of the coolest rhythmic inventions I have ever seen. We had someone bring a set of the store bought ones to our drum circle a while back - AND BOY DID WE HAVE FUN!!!!
Ever since that day, in the back of my mind I have been wanting to get some, but they are just so expensive!!!!
Well, I finally found out how to make them with the protective tubes/sleeves that go over florescent lights.
In fact I made a double set of 16 of them for $12! How 'bout that???
I have been bringing them to the drum circle and we LOVE going nuts with these crazy things.
They are NOT only for kids.
Us adults have a blast with them too.
I am going to a Labor Day party today and am gonna bring them with me.
I can't wait.
Everyone loves these things!!!
I will easily be the hit of the party by bringing them!
Peace,
Mick
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Watch out for Fun!Jan 02, 2011
By L. Montgomery
"MontgomeryGirls"
I'm not sure that our two girls have captured the concept of these yet, but they do enjoy making noise with them! I noticed that the high C is a bit flat, but that doesn't seem to bother anyone but me. They're still a bunch of fun for everyone!
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