I discovered today in my search for Boomwhackers® resources that The Music Interactive site now has a Boomwhackers® software download. As of January 2011, you are now required to create a username and password to their download site; however, once I easily did that (just follow the online and email instructions), I downloaded and opened this neat little software. It looks something like this….
I have only played around with it briefly, but it seems like it could be a cool tool to use on your whiteboard when starting a Boomwhackers® unit or as a center on student computers.
The cool thing about The Music Interactive’s software is that it runs locally, but does not have to be installed. I will have to play around with it, but I believe you could simply copy the file and save it to each computer you were using. Pretty neat-o!
Love the post!This is great software.Have you tried the other apps from themusicinteractive?I have a blog post about them here: http://wrightstuffmusic.com/2010/04/13/the-music-interactive/I intend to follow your blog, it is great and I'm sure you will add many more creative posts.
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Thanks, wrightstuffmusic! Yes, I have used Staff Wars and Rhythm Blocks a ton in my classroom. They have some great stuff at the MusicInteractive! Thanks for reading! I am already following your blog…its great!
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Thanks for sharing this, Claire. Whether real or virtual, Boomwhackers provide fun, productive, and educational musical experiences for students.
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