The Boomwhackers were a big hit at the Night of Music, as those in attendance were fully engaged and always asking to do more songs with them.
Members of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and Music Teachers National Association held a Night of Music. This event featured an opportunity to listen to and make music. The Night of Music was held on March 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Lakeside in Perry Campus Center.
Those who attended the event were able to listen to various vocal and instrumental performances, play music trivia, guess the song, play with Boomwhackers, dance and win prizes.
President of NAfME and junior Elly Weimer thought the event went really well.
“There were people there who weren’t in the Music Department who seemed to have a good time. It was also nice to see people show up again from last year,” Weimer said.
The goal of the event was to provide exposure to different types of music.
“We wanted to expose Doane students to music in a non-classroom environment where they don’t feel any pressure to be good or where they are just able to relax and enjoy making and listening to music,” Weimer said.
The performances Doublewide Choir, sophomore Katie Craig, freshman Sammie Burhman, Taylor Wickem, senior Jason McIntosh and junior Hailey Trahern. All of these individual student performers are those involved in music in some way but not music education majors. This was to demonstrate that it is still possible to be involved in music at Doane without majoring in it.
The student performers also exposed those in attendance to a wide variety of music styles.
In addition to the student performances, the Night of Music also let attendees experiment with Boomwhackers.
“We made sure to bring back the Boomwhackers since we knew those were a big hit last time,” Weimer said.
They continued to be a big hit. Boomwhackers are tuned percussion tubes that when hit on a surface are able to emit a specific note. With the help of some videos students were able to use them to perform popular songs.
