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In honor of Brian Wilson’s birthday on June 20, I created this boomwhacker play-along video that contains three chords: C, F, and G. In the middle of the song, there is an opportunity to perform a roll with the boomwhackers. This can be done by playing the boomwhacker on the ground very quickly or placing the boomwhacker inside a triangle and then shaking the boomwhacker. Following that section is a “Surfin’ Dance Party” where you and your students improvise dance moves. I hope that you and your students enjoy this play-along video!

Who is Brian Wilson?

Brian Wilson is one of the co-founders of the group, The Beach Boys. Some interesting facts about him are:

• Brian is partially deaf in his right ear for reasons unknown.

• Brian taught himself how to harmonize vocals, which led him to teach his family members. He also taught himself how to overdub using a reel-to-reel tape recorder.

• Though surf music was not to his liking, “in the estimation of biographer Timothy White, Wilson instead aspired for a "new plateau midway between Gershwin and the best Four Freshmen material".”

• His two daughters, Carnie and Wendy, went on to form two-thirds of the group, Wilson Phillips, which had several hits in the 1990s.

To learn more about his life, Kiddle has a great page about him found here.

Stay tuned this summer as I will continue to provide weekly webisodes on my YouTube Channel including tech tips, play-along videos, and more!

Resources:

Eames, T. (2022, March 9). Brian Wilson facts: Beach boys singer’s age, wife, children and career revealed. Smooth. https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/beach-boys/brian-wilson-facts-age-wife-children-health-young/

Brian Wilson facts for kids. Brian Wilson Facts for Kids. (n.d.). https://kids.kiddle.co/Brian_Wilson