In August this year, Year 2 students at both the Werribee and Melton campuses enjoyed a fantastic music incursion from the talented team at Kaboom Percussion. Aiden and Laura, both highly trained percussionists, shared their passion for their instruments in a fun and engaging way.
Kaboom Percussion is dedicated to showcasing the playful side of music, demonstrating that even the simplest objects can be used to create music. Throughout the performance, they highlighted various aspects of sound production science while showing students how to recycle and repurpose everyday items to make their own unique musical creations.
The students watched an impressive cup and body percussion routine featuring special tricks and marvelled at the performers' skill as they played a homemade xylophone, facing each other. The audience also enjoyed a chair routine where different sounds were created by tapping chairs with various beaters and intricate rhythms. Additionally, the performers shared their remarkable cimbalom, crafted from tin cans and guitar strings, struck with knitting needles — a project that took six months of experimentation to perfect. The finale featured bucket drums connected with recycled PVC pipes.
Students across classes enjoyed various aspects of the Kaboom Percussion incursion. They particularly liked the cup song, the creation of the cimbalom from cans, and the bucket drums. The performances, including the Bruno song played on the cimbalom and the story told, were also highlights. Students were amazed by the speed of the performers' hands, their ability to play instruments quickly and the "magic trick" with cups and water. They were surprised by the rick roll song and various sound effects like alarms and phone calls. The funniest parts included playful moments like the chair scraping, funny skits and student participation with a rubber chicken! Overall, the students were enthusiastic and rated the experience highly, appreciating the innovative use of recycled materials and the entertaining, interactive elements of the show.
Students were encouraged to discuss the incursion with their parents and try creating their own homemade instruments. If you and your child make an instrument, we would love to see it, so please bring it in!