Tom Anderson

Whacked On Classics

Here is a fun and creative way to introduce your students to some of the greatest classical hits of all time! Using Boomwhackers, xylophones and other classroom instruments, students will experience some of the best known pieces from music history! These reproducible instrument parts are easy and user-friendly. The classical melodies can be performed by using the piano arrangements or the enclosed professionally-produced CD for added play-along excitement! All of the arrangements in Whacked on Classics use the C Major Diatonic Scale set of Boomwhackers. Easy-to-follow teaching procedures are also included, along with reproducible information sheets about each composition and composer.

Featured Songs and Composers: Canon (Pachelbel), The Four Seasons/Autumn: Third Movement (Vivaldi), Rondeau (Mouret), Symphony No. 94 (Surprise): Second Movement (Haydn), Fur Elise (Beethoven), William Tell Overture (Rossini), Symphony No. 9 (From the New World): Second Movement (Dvorák), Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss). Available: Book/CD Pak. For Gr. 4-8. (Strauss).