Heritage College Knox will use its TIP grant to purchase a set of Boomwhackers.

What's a Boomwhacker? 

Great question! 

A Boomwhacker is a percussion instrument in the plosive aerophone and idiophone family of instruments. Put simply, Boomwhackers are lightweight, hollow, color-coded plastic tubes tuned to a musical pitch by length.

They produce their own musical note and can be played in many different and interesting ways. Struck with a hand, bang them together or on the floor or a hard surface to create an endless array of sounds. 

Junior school students in particular will have a lot of fun using these instruments with the aim of teaching harmonies and establishing a foundation of musical knowledge. 

These instruments are great for students whose learning style is tactile and for those who never considered themselves as having the ability to learn a musical instrument. 

Anyone can play a Boomwhacker! And thanks to a TIP grant, the students at Heritage College Knox will soon be belting out Boomwhacker tunes.