Darla Hanley's Music Room
Creative Teaching for Students of Today (& Tomorrow) PK-8
Today’s Teaching Strategy: Boom Band!
(Instrument Play with Timbre and Dynamics)
Upper Elementary (3-5)
This teaching strategy is all about instrumental timbre and playing individual parts in a small group. It goes with “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!” by Cullen Vance. I chose this track because of its instrumentation and pronounced beat.
This track is available on multiple streaming audio platforms. (Like many of my teaching strategies, you should feel free to find other audio tracks to anchor the learning experience using music that works in your setting or new tracks to simply “mix it up.”)
Hi! I’m Darla, an experienced PK-12 music educator, college professor, and former Berklee College of Music Dean looking to connect with teachers, parents/caregivers, and others seeking to advance creative music making for today’s students—and their teachers. In Darla Hanley’s Music Room you will find teaching strategies, advice and teaching tips, playlists, and more.
Boom Band!
Invite students to read the “Boom Sounds” chant (without a recording).
We are going to add instruments to represent the words “boom” “click” and “tap”.