Boomwhackers & Beyond

OMEA 2017William Snodgrass

willsnod@gmail.comMusic Teacher, TDSB

http://www.bwandbeyond.com

Our Agenda1) Boomwhackers & Harmony: I,

IV, V2) Boomwhacker Matchmaker3) Boomwhackers as vocal

accompaniment: Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

4) Despacito Play-a-long5) Boomwhackers & Arranging:

Shape of You Hook6) Composing with Riffs7) Boomwhackers & Melody:

Hotline Bling

Boomwhackers & Harmony

What are we teaching?

● All students should learn to hear and understand harmony in a performative way

● Students can be trained to understand, and hear patterns in harmony

● Ear training: listening for bass lines, types of chords and harmonic movement

● Harmony is extremely accessible - especially on Boomwhackers!

Stewie Griffin Explains Composition :)

I-IV-V Progressions

Boomwhacker Matchmaker

Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Accompaniment

Don’t Worry, Be Happy - Intro

Harmony Play-along: Despacito :)

Boomwhackers & Composition

Shape of You Hook - Ed Sheeran

Composing with Riffs

Hotline Bling

Thank you for coming :)

-Boomwhacker Resource and presentation from this workshop:

www.bwandbeyond.com

-E-mail: willsnod@gmail.com