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Tuned Percussion Instruments

Boomwhackers® are brightly colored musical tubes that have won many awards including Best 25 of 25 Years from Parents' Choice. They are a favorite of music educators around the world and are also used by professional musicians, in teambuilding, in music therapy and more!

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Boomwhacker™ Tuned Percussion Tube Sets

    
Boomwhacker Tube Sets

C Major
Pentatonic Scale Set


Consists of 6 notes:

C’- D’- E’- G’- A’- C”

Because all of the notes sound good together, this set is great for very,
very young children and people who think they can’t play music!

Tubes range in length from approx 11” to 24”.

BWPG

£13.49

  Boomwhacker Tube Sets C Major
Diatonic Scale Set


Consists of 8 notes:

C’ to C”

The diatonic scale allows more songs to be played and is preferred over the pentatonic set by most music educators.

The most popular set, it is also found in the Boomophone™ XTS Whack Pack.

Tubes range in length from approx 11” to 24”.

BWDG
£17.99

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Boomwhacker Tube Sets

Bass Chromatics Set

Consists of the 5 sharps/flats for the bass octave.

This set combines with the Bass Diatonic Set to yield a lower chromatic scale, or combines nicely with the Chromatics set for an extended range of notes.

Tubes range in length from approx 27” to 47”.

BWKG
£22.99

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Bass Diatonic Set

Consists of 7 notes:
C to B

The bass tubes add a whole new dimension to the sound and musical possibilities.

Combine with the standard Diatonic Set to form two full octaves.

Tubes range in length from approx 26” to 4’.

BWJG
£26.99


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Boomwhacker Tube Sets

Chromatics Set

Consists of 5 sharps/flats for a standard octave. It forms a different pentatonic scale which has its own pleasing sound and combines with the Diatonic Set to form a full chromatic octave of 12 notes.

Tubes range in length from approx 13” to 23”.

BWCG

£11.99

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Treble Extension Set

Treble Extension Set Consists of 7 tubes that start just above the highest note in the C Major Diatonic Scale. Set: C#”, D”, D#”, E”, F”, F#”, G”.
Tubes range in length from approx 7” to 11”.

BWEG
£10.99


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Boomwhacker Tube Sets

Boomophone XTS Whack Pack

• 8-Tube Boomwhackers C Major Diatonic Scale Set
• XyloTote Tube Holder
• Boomwhacker Whacker Mallets
• Whack-a-Doodle Doo! Songbook
• Octavator Tube Cap
• Instructions

BPXS

£42.99

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Boomwhacker™ Whacky Hand Bells

Boomwhacker Whacky Hand Bells
BWHBC8
8 Note Diatonic Whacky Hand Bells

These 5" metal bells, each marked with the note name, produce an accurately tuned C major scale and have a lovely tone quality.
Excellent construction, with long handles for an easy grip. Perfect for school or church.
Colour coded like Boomwhackers, these can be used interchangeably with Boomwhacker tubes, books & CDs.
Consists of 8 notes: C’-D’-E’-F’-G’-A’-B’-C”.
£49.99

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Boomwhacker Whacky Hand Bells
BWHBC5
5 Note Chromatic Whacky Hand Bells
Set of 5 chromatic add-on children's handbells for use with the diatonic set.
Each bell is colour-coded and marked with note name and number code on the handle.
Consists of 5 notes: C#’-D#’-F#’-G#’-A#’.
£42.99

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Boomwhacker Whacky Hand Bells
BWHBEX
7 Note expanded range Whacky Hand Bells

The high/low expanded range is for those who own the full 13-Note Octave Bell Set, and want to play even more notes.
Consists of 7 notes: Low: A’-A#’-B’ / High: C#”-D”-D#”-E”.
£57.99

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Boomwhacker™ Accessories

Boomwhacker Whacky Hand Bells     
Octavator™ Tube Caps
These Caps lower the tone of the Tubes by an octave when placed on one end. The 8 Pack contains enough Caps to use on any of the Boomwhackers Sets.

OC8G
£7.99


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XyloTote™ Tube Holder
Used as a tote, it accommodates:
• 8 Boomwhackers Musical Tubes
• Pair of Boomwhacker Whacker Mallets
• Whack-a-Doodle Doo! Songbook

Made of cotton, elastic and hook-and-loop fasteners, the XyloTote is an important component of the Boomophone XTS Whack Pack. Two or more can be combined end-to-end for a wider range of play.

XT8G
£17.99


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Boomwhacker Whacker™ Mallets
The Mallets are also included in the Boomophone XTS Whack Pack.

ML1G
£6.99

 

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Boomwhacker Tube Sets
 

Whack Tracks Audio CD
The Boomwhackers Sessions
This professionally-produced CD is the first full-length CD to feature the Boomwhackers Musical Tubes being used in a variety of ways to create intriguing, original compositions. Other instruments include guitar and an array of other percussion instruments, including water-slap percussion on several songs.

CDW1
£8.49

 

Boom-a-Tunes™ Curriculum CDs
The Boom-a-Tunes™ Curriculum Series is designed for teaching standardised music notation along with general music skills.

Each volume in this sequenced music education curriculum comes with lesson plans, activities, scores and MENC standards with reproducible student visuals, lyrics, work sheets and final reviews. Instrumental CD included in each book. Spans Grades K-6.

BT1B Volume 1 CD– £11.99           BT4B Volume 4 CD –  £11.99
BT2B
Volume 2 CD – £11.99          BT5B Volume 5 CD – £11.99
BT3B
Volume 3 CD –  £11.99
        


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Boomwhacker Totally Tubular
Boomwhacker  Tubular Songbooks

Totally Tubular™ CDs
This series is for all ages. Many of the games and activities
are also suitable for PE.
They can be used in classrooms, team-building sessions
and just to HAVE FUN!

EFT1 Volume 1 CD – £9.59
EFT2 Volume 2 CD – £10.49
EFTW Whacktive! CD – £10.49

Tubular™ Series CDs
Each book in this series contains a variety of songs
in full Boomwhackers Musical Tube scores with melody,
reproducible ‘EZ’ chordal sheets, lyrics pages, and an instrumental CD.
This makes it possible for players of different ability levels to perform together.

EFCL Tubular™ Classics Songbook – £8.49
EFCH Tubular™ Christmas Songbook – £10.49


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Boomwhacker Building Blocks Song Books

Building Blocks™ Series
This series is for all ages. Many of the games and activities are also suitable for PE.
They can be used in classrooms, team-building sessions and just to HAVE FUN!

BV1T Building Blocks Children’s Songs Volume 1 – £11.99
BV2T Building Blocks Children’s Songs Volume 2 – £12.99
BVCT Building Blocks Christmas Songs – £15.99


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Boomwhacker Whack-a-Doodle-Doo! Song Books

Whack-a-Doodle Doo™ Songbooks
The musical notes in these songbooks are colour-coded to match the tubes according to Boomwhackers’ Chroma-Notes™ Coloured Music System. The coloured notes enable anyone to easily play and learn about about reading music at the same time. One person can play the songs on a XyloTote Tube Holder or several people can each have one or two tubes and play their notes as needed - a great family or group activity!

SB01 Whack-a-Doodle Doo – £2.99
SB02
Whack-a-Doodle Too – £2.99


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Boomwhacker Tube Time CDs

Tube Time™ CDs
Delight young children with the bright colours and unique sounds of the Musical Tubes.
This teacher-friendly material is written for the pre-school teacher and music specialist alike.
Creative, inexpensive and fun!

ETM1 Volume 1 – £10.49
ETM2 Volume 2 – £10.49
ETM3
Volume 3 – £10.49


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Chroma-Notes™

WHAT IS THE CHROMA -NOTES™ COLOURED MUSIC SYSTEM ?
The colours of the Boomwhackers Tubes are based on our patented CHROMA-NOTES™ Coloured Music System.
The colours start with ‘C’ being red and essentially proceed through the colour wheel as the notes progress through the chromatic musical scale.

Boomwhacker Whack-A-Boom!™ Card Games

Whack-a-Boom!™ Card Games
One, two, ready... GO!
Whack-a Boom!! Card Games+ Boomwhackers Tubes = instant fun!

Play 20+ games from the double-deck combinations of colour and rhythm cards.
Add a boom to recreational and educational music making.
Perfect for families, classrooms and large or small groups.

The colour cards use the Chroma-Notes colours that match
our Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes.

WBC1
£15.99


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Boomwhacker Chroma-Notes™ Composer

Whacky Chroma-notes™ Composer Software
Whacky CHROMA-NOTES™ Composer is an exciting new software product using the Chroma-Notes Coloured Music System on which the Boomwhackers are based.

A great learning tool for understanding music notation and piano keyboard layout. Compose, arrange, play and print – in colour! – your own music for the Tubes.

THE EASIEST MUSIC COMPOSITION SOFTWARE EVER!

WCC1
£39.99


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Boomwhacker Chroma-Notes™ Stick-Ons

Chroma-notes™ Stick-ons
Add Chroma-Notes ‘note identification’ colours to
• Keyboards
• Orff Instruments
• Melodicas
• Xylophones
• Choir Chimes

CHROMA-NOTES Stick-Ons are removable and re-usable, with no residue and do not affect sound.

Package contents
• 300 Diatonic with letters
• 100 Diatonic without letters
• 75 Chromatic with sharp/flat spelling
• 25 Chromatic without sharp/flat spelling

CNS1
£8.49


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All products contained within the JHS website are available throughout the United Kingdom and Eire from all good music stores.

Please note, as trade only distributors we do not sell direct to the general public.

Specifications, colours and pricing are subject to change without prior notice.

Please contact your local music store. If you experience any difficulty in obtaining the products you require please contact us at
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