Boomwhackers are light-weight, hollow, brightly coloured plastic percussion instruments and produce musical musical tones when struck. To complete this Team Building challenge teams must compose and perform a recognisable melody using only a set of Boomwhacker musical instruments. This can only be done successfully by coordination of team members and efficient leadership.

Objective

Teams must select, compose and perform a recognisable melody within an allocated time using only one set of Boomwhacker musical Instruments.  This is a creative and very enjoyable team exercise and one that even the non musical lovers can get involved in.

The Challenge

Teams will be confronted with several difficulties during this exercise mainly from the dynamics of their team. However, we have included a few extra

No other resources

Time is restricted

Every team member must be directly involved in making the music

Teams will not necesarily have previous musical knowledge or experience

The chosen melody must be recognisable

Skills Required

Instructions are given but these are only useful if conveyed to and understood by the entire team. Some of the key skills required are highlighted below:

Organisation of Team's Skills

Time Management

Listening Skills

Basic knowledge of music

Presentation Ability