Amazing, i would love to participate in those kinds of musical activities when i was in elementary! What a great idea of using boom whackers with a great music teacher to teach these kids great talents! Amazing. I play the trumpet by the way and when i was in music in grade 6, i would have loved for are class to have worked on a music piece like that one.
This is fantastic. I have just got back into primary (prep to 7) music teaching after spending time in high schools.... would love some tips on how you mange to get the kids to use these boomwackers effectively! Such a simple tool for such great fun!
Wow! That is absolutely inspiring! Elementary music teacher here, loving what you're doing with these kids. You've obviously loving it too. Great job!!!
craziness! my friend and i are in grade 11 and 12 and the school band, and we're doing Deck the Halls when we go around to the other elementary schools, and we're having trouble! so kudos to you all for doing such a great job.
First of all.....WOW. Awesome job by your kids and a very catchy composition. Secondly, who is publishing your piece? I would love to do this with my percussion kiddos. Take care!
Thank you very much. Please check out the 2008 version. Alfred Reed or C Alan Publications. I have not decided which one my publishers to send it to. I will most likely decide in the next month or two to see which company I can benefit the most from. At this time if you are interested, send me a message and I'll give you some information. Take care!
Hm.. I think I'm the only who really isn't all that impressed. This was an extremely easy song, they never had to grab other boomwhackers and it was very repetitive and simple. I don't see how this is in any way a college level composition. I think if a college performance group did something this simple then they'd have to have something spectacular as their next song to avoid getting booed off stage. I think middle school is the perfect age for a song like this, so I'm not amazed.
Of course your not amazed, you are only 18. A teenager does not listen to the music, he simply watches and says to himself, "I am better than them." Especially when it comes to listening to children performing in middle school. As for the complexity of the work, I am impressed that you can visualized the score without even seeing it. You would then know that the score is mostly sixteenth-notes and complex syncopated rhythms that the students must count on the e's and a's of the beats.
Because of the complex syncopation, it is easily a grade six work. As far as composing for colleges, I am sure you are an expert. I have composed many works for Universities and this is exactly the type of work that they would be excited about performing. It is fresh, new, and based on the modern works of minimalists such as Adams and Glass. Through your studies you would know that. The students make it look very easy because they are so dedicated in their practice routines; it seems effortless
and they have no fear of performing in front of large groups.I guess you define a difficult composition by the number of times the performer switches boomwhackers. That is the same as saying a composition is only hard because a trumpet player has mute changes such as a harmon, cup, bucket, or straight. See how ridiculous that sounds YouTube audience? And since you are impressed with with boomwhacker changes, I will record the version where 24 students play the entire set of chromatic tubes.
The composition modulates 3 times causing some individual students to work with as much as 8 different tubes. Composing and working on the changes was the same as working a complex, calculus test that you had to make a hundred. By the way, these particular students could not even tell the difference between a middle c and a quarter-note in August, and by October they were performing this. So, I will post the Boomwhackalacka Extreme version in May so you will have a reason to be impressed....
even though I know you will not because of the thickness of your skull. Then, may serve up yourself a slice of humble pie and a helping of crow. BTW search "Evil Xmas Song" and see these "kids" play in changing meter (3/4, 6/8, and 7/8) and 3's against 2's. Enjoy that, especially when they start playing the African Jembes and other exotic drums and percussion. BTW Boomwhackalacka is being published. If you are going to make comments, please use tact, wisdom, and your education.
I want to add to this that I am a college student who has been playing the boomwhackers in class, and I still couldn't do what these kids are doing. I want you to know that I am very impressed. You did a great job with these students.
mr. money i was just wanting to thank you for all that u have tought us over this time i have learned more in this semester than i have ever learned and im looking forward to writing a whole peice in my composition class i finished it today and i will show it to you thank you again
From one music teacher to another, this was one of the coolest compositions I've seen! What grade is this? Perhaps you should submit it to K-8 magazine.
BeBe loves his piece; he starts singing to it every single time he hears and sees it. BeBe loves the boomwhackers; he will stay on my shoulder for hours when I am composing with them (great bonding time.)
my music teacher got the notes for this and we are doing this in our school
STSprodutionsCPBB 1 year ago
Fabulous job! Put your composition out for the rest of us to use as well! From a fellow Orff-Schulwerk teacher in Atlanta,GA :-)
totallygrace2 1 year ago
Me encantó!!! ... sin palabras, SUPER!!!
nacrimalo 1 year ago
Amazing, i would love to participate in those kinds of musical activities when i was in elementary! What a great idea of using boom whackers with a great music teacher to teach these kids great talents! Amazing. I play the trumpet by the way and when i was in music in grade 6, i would have loved for are class to have worked on a music piece like that one.
Great job!!!
cougarbubbleyum 2 years ago
Thank you, my friend. Trumpet rocks BTW!!!
composingatnight 2 years ago
Well it's true and I do think the trumpet is a pretty unique instrument as well!
cougarbubbleyum 2 years ago
This is fantastic. I have just got back into primary (prep to 7) music teaching after spending time in high schools.... would love some tips on how you mange to get the kids to use these boomwackers effectively! Such a simple tool for such great fun!
SuperStacey81 2 years ago
Thank you so much. Please email me at composingatnightatyahoodotcom
composingatnight 2 years ago
Wow! That is absolutely inspiring! Elementary music teacher here, loving what you're doing with these kids. You've obviously loving it too. Great job!!!
t17clark 2 years ago
craziness! my friend and i are in grade 11 and 12 and the school band, and we're doing Deck the Halls when we go around to the other elementary schools, and we're having trouble! so kudos to you all for doing such a great job.
jaymejamjar 2 years ago
that was awsome really cool Great job guys!
GotAdobo44162 2 years ago
That was Awsome!
realerstar 2 years ago
Coming from an elementary perspective, I now see (hear) the full potemtial of Boomwhackers. Awesome job!
melaniebelany 2 years ago
Thank you so much!
composingatnight 2 years ago
!!Felicitation, original et tres bon coordination de sons!! Bon continuation et bonjour de la Frànce
Sortilegio1000 2 years ago
. Merci beaucoup, vous êtes merveilleux!
composingatnight 2 years ago
Mr. Money,
First of all.....WOW. Awesome job by your kids and a very catchy composition. Secondly, who is publishing your piece? I would love to do this with my percussion kiddos. Take care!
hgrubbs 2 years ago
Thank you very much. Please check out the 2008 version. Alfred Reed or C Alan Publications. I have not decided which one my publishers to send it to. I will most likely decide in the next month or two to see which company I can benefit the most from. At this time if you are interested, send me a message and I'll give you some information. Take care!
~Rodney Money
composingatnight 2 years ago
Feel free to contact me, and I can give you some info on how to get it now!
composingatnight 2 years ago
Hm.. I think I'm the only who really isn't all that impressed. This was an extremely easy song, they never had to grab other boomwhackers and it was very repetitive and simple. I don't see how this is in any way a college level composition. I think if a college performance group did something this simple then they'd have to have something spectacular as their next song to avoid getting booed off stage. I think middle school is the perfect age for a song like this, so I'm not amazed.
suzywao 2 years ago
Of course your not amazed, you are only 18. A teenager does not listen to the music, he simply watches and says to himself, "I am better than them." Especially when it comes to listening to children performing in middle school. As for the complexity of the work, I am impressed that you can visualized the score without even seeing it. You would then know that the score is mostly sixteenth-notes and complex syncopated rhythms that the students must count on the e's and a's of the beats.
composingatnight 2 years ago
Because of the complex syncopation, it is easily a grade six work. As far as composing for colleges, I am sure you are an expert. I have composed many works for Universities and this is exactly the type of work that they would be excited about performing. It is fresh, new, and based on the modern works of minimalists such as Adams and Glass. Through your studies you would know that. The students make it look very easy because they are so dedicated in their practice routines; it seems effortless
composingatnight 2 years ago
and they have no fear of performing in front of large groups.I guess you define a difficult composition by the number of times the performer switches boomwhackers. That is the same as saying a composition is only hard because a trumpet player has mute changes such as a harmon, cup, bucket, or straight. See how ridiculous that sounds YouTube audience? And since you are impressed with with boomwhacker changes, I will record the version where 24 students play the entire set of chromatic tubes.
composingatnight 2 years ago
The composition modulates 3 times causing some individual students to work with as much as 8 different tubes. Composing and working on the changes was the same as working a complex, calculus test that you had to make a hundred. By the way, these particular students could not even tell the difference between a middle c and a quarter-note in August, and by October they were performing this. So, I will post the Boomwhackalacka Extreme version in May so you will have a reason to be impressed....
composingatnight 2 years ago
even though I know you will not because of the thickness of your skull. Then, may serve up yourself a slice of humble pie and a helping of crow. BTW search "Evil Xmas Song" and see these "kids" play in changing meter (3/4, 6/8, and 7/8) and 3's against 2's. Enjoy that, especially when they start playing the African Jembes and other exotic drums and percussion. BTW Boomwhackalacka is being published. If you are going to make comments, please use tact, wisdom, and your education.
~Rodney Money
composingatnight 2 years ago
I want to add to this that I am a college student who has been playing the boomwhackers in class, and I still couldn't do what these kids are doing. I want you to know that I am very impressed. You did a great job with these students.
krhodes15 2 years ago
This is very good
5/5 great job i hope yall do another this year right now
temari7778 3 years ago 2
great boomwhacker compo, I've just bought myself a pentatonic one with mallets so I can play it on my own :D
nadiacalat 3 years ago
THis is amasing i would like to know what grade these kids are with this music, counting and compisition they sound amasing!!!!!!!!!!!!
madbradlee 3 years ago 2
7th grade only. Thank you for the compliments. Please check out the 2008 version.
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Is this your composition? Do you have an MP3 of it recorded with the quality it deserves?
willashland 3 years ago
Yes it is mine, and no not yet.
~Mr. Money (Rodney)
composingatnight 3 years ago
corbin clawson rocks
puffman97 3 years ago
dude, we ruled when we did that!
SirCardinalsback 3 years ago
A very talented bunch... 7th graders or otherwise! Good song too!
nedmarc 3 years ago
Lubi is my nickname, Lyubomir is my full name and thanks alot
WindGod12 3 years ago
LUBI! You have the coolest name.
~Mr. Money
composingatnight 3 years ago
This is a very cool song, i always enjoy listening to it -Lubi
WindGod12 3 years ago
any1 no who spartan creatives is?
nellumbackwards 3 years ago
awesome!!
sivatmin 3 years ago
Guess Mullen...
SpartanCreatives 4 years ago
mr. money i was just wanting to thank you for all that u have tought us over this time i have learned more in this semester than i have ever learned and im looking forward to writing a whole peice in my composition class i finished it today and i will show it to you thank you again
from,
mullen
nellumbackwards 4 years ago
These are 7th graders and that is a wonderful idea! Plus, I am sending this to my publisher soon.
composingatnight 4 years ago
From one music teacher to another, this was one of the coolest compositions I've seen! What grade is this? Perhaps you should submit it to K-8 magazine.
spartacurt 4 years ago
Thank you so much for your compliment btw!
stargazrt4 3 years ago
Im amazed! I have never heard of boomwhackers before, and your composition is awesome! I love it!
janmarjune 4 years ago
Thank you so much; your comments mean the world to us!
~Rodney Money
composingatnight 4 years ago
uhh who is spartan creatives
nellumbackwards 4 years ago
haha im in it in the blue shirt, i give it +10
corbyn1994 4 years ago
well not really...I will be next year
Is this you mr.Money?
SpartanCreatives 4 years ago
lol im in this!!
SpartanCreatives 4 years ago
wow! i occasionally use boomwhackers at my school with my students in music class...but never anything on this level!
...i am so totally impressed/inspired!
great composition! great performance!
susulovesjesus 4 years ago 2
where can we find parts for this music?
thanks
karlletourneau 4 years ago
You can contact me at my email address in the description.
composingatnight 4 years ago
Very good, enjoyed the show, great job.
royoung2 4 years ago
andrew u loser lol
nellumbackwards 4 years ago
man those kids r pretty good and they look familier
anyway they rock
ajack45 4 years ago
i know all those kids they are in my grade nice 16th notes sydney and corbyn
and btw mr money this is me mullen
nellumbackwards 4 years ago
BeBe loves his piece; he starts singing to it every single time he hears and sees it. BeBe loves the boomwhackers; he will stay on my shoulder for hours when I am composing with them (great bonding time.)
stargazrt4 4 years ago
This is so cool Rodney!!! I LOVE it! Keep posting more of these as you get them. I wish I was one of those kids playing this!
hugs,
Andrea
bonsaibirds 4 years ago
I love it!!! Very cute!
I want to know what Bebe thinks of his piece, too...
maxpionus 4 years ago