Boomwhackers Are One of the Most Powerful Tools in Your Classroom — If You Know How to Use Them Properly

“I thought Boomwhackers were just something to keep kids busy. I had no idea they could do this.”

When Michelle** first brought a set of Boomwhackers into her classroom, she did what most teachers do: she handed them out, let the students have a go, and hoped for the best.

What followed was exactly what she expected — and dreaded. Noise. Random bashing. Students hitting each other’s tubes as much as their own. A few minutes of novelty, and then chaos.

She packed them away and didn’t take them out again for three months.

The problem wasn’t the Boomwhackers. It was that Michelle had never seen them used as a structured educational tool — one that could teach rhythm, pitch, composition and ensemble skills all at once. She’d only ever seen them used as an activity, not as a curriculum.

That changed when she found the Fun Music Company Boomwhacker materials.

With a clear sequence of lessons that took students from simple warm-ups through to composing and performing their own pieces, Michelle’s Boomwhacker sessions became one of the most anticipated parts of the school week — and one of the most musically rich.

**Name and photograph changed to protect our client’s privacy. However, this is typical of the stories we get sent via email all the time at the Fun Music Company.

You have a set of Boomwhackers. Maybe the school bought them, maybe they were donated, maybe you picked them up because you heard kids love them.

But every time you bring them out, you run into the same problems:

• The moment students pick them up, the noise level spikes — and getting it back under control feels like an uphill battle
• It feels more like play than learning — and you’re not sure how to justify it educationally
• You’ve used them for a few simple activities — but you sense there’s much more potential you’re not unlocking
• There’s no clear sequence — each lesson feels like you’re starting from scratch
• You’d love to use them for composition or performance — but you’re not sure where to even begin

The good news: none of this is your fault. Boomwhackers are genuinely versatile, genuinely powerful — but they need a structured approach to reach their potential. That’s exactly what we’ve built.

Most Boomwhacker resources treat them as a novelty — something fun to pull out occasionally. At the Fun Music Company, we’ve spent years developing materials that use Boomwhackers as a serious curriculum tool, integrated across Grades K–2 to teach real musical skills.

From warm-ups that awaken pitch and rhythm awareness, to structured composition activities, to full ensemble performance pieces — every lesson in our system has a defined learning outcome. Your students aren’t just bashing tubes. They’re reading colour-coded notation, developing musical memory and creating original music.

The biggest challenge with Boomwhackers isn’t the music — it’s the noise. Our lesson structure includes specific cues, stopping points and activity sequences that keep students engaged and on task. You stay in control of the room, even when every student has an instrument in their hand.

Each lesson comes with on-screen visual guides, colour-coded notation and clear step-by-step progressions that keep students focused and moving forward. You’re free to circulate, encourage and connect — rather than trying to manage everything from the front of the room.

Our materials take students from their very first experience with Boomwhackers all the way through to composing and performing their own pieces. This isn’t a collection of one-off activities. It’s a genuine curriculum sequence with a beginning, a middle and an impressive end.

“The Boomwhacker units have enhanced my lessons greatly.”

— Rianne, Primary School Teacher

“The kids are loving the Boomwhacker program too — it is excellent!”

— Carlee, Music Specialist

“The Boomwhacker materials were full of engaging activities and were so easy to follow.”

— Sonia, Primary School Teacher

And they’re not alone. Fun Music Company has served more than 12,000 teachers across 149 countries with our programs over the last 18 years.

Andrea, a music specialist with 35 years of experience, said: “I have been teaching music for 35 years and this is a dream come true.”

Jodie, who had no musical background, said she “finds it really great, because she has no musical background.”

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Janice Tuck
Creative Director
The Fun Music Company

After 18 years developing curriculum materials for music teachers — and working with more than 12,000 teachers across 149 countries — we’ve learned that the best way to demonstrate quality is to let you experience it for yourself.

We’re confident that once you’ve taught even one of these lessons and seen how your students respond, you’ll understand why teachers keep coming back to Fun Music Company.

We’d rather prove it than promise it.