Sia Steady Beat Boomwhacker Play-Along to Unstoppable - Level 1

March is the perfect month to shine a spotlight on incredible women in music! Let’s celebrate these powerful voices by bringing their music into our elementary music classrooms. Each week, I feature a fun and engaging play-along video highlighting amazing female artists like:

• Ella Jenkins

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Dolly Parton

• Lady Gaga

• Jennifer Lopez

• Tina Turner

• Aretha Franklin

• Frederica von Stade

• Plus medleys with The Go-Go’s, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and more!

This week, we’re stepping into the world of Sia with a Steady Beat Boomwhacker Play-Along for her empowering hit, Unstoppable. Let’s get those boomwhackers ready!

🎶 Unstoppable Steady Beat Boomwhacker Play-Along — Level 1

What to expect:

• Notes used: D, E, F, and A

• Skill level: Perfect for all elementary grades — simple enough for younger students, yet engaging for older ones too

• Focus: Steady beat practice with a fun and dynamic pop song

A Level 2 version — featuring more notes, chords, and musical notation for upper elementary students — will be coming soon. Stay tuned!

🌟 Teaching Ideas

Looking for creative ways to use this play-along in your classroom? Here are some ideas to make the most of it, whether you have a full set of boomwhackers or not:

🎼 No boomwhackers? No problem!

• Use classroom percussion instruments:

  • D = woods (rhythm sticks, tone blocks)

  • E = metals (triangles, tambourines)

  • F = percussion (hand drums)

  • A = shakers (egg shakers, maracas)

• Try virtual instruments:

  • Play Xylo (https://playxylo.com/) — a fun, interactive xylophone

  • Doctor Musik’s Virtual Xylophone (https://www.doctormusik.com/apps-and-games/virtual-xylophone/)

🌈 Using xylophones instead?

• Color-code your bars: Wrap rubber bands around the bars to match the boomwhacker colors.

• Add stickers: Use Chromanotes stick-ons (https://rebrand.ly/9c9izii) to label the bars with the corresponding colors.

🧩 Want to go beyond the play-along?

• Use my teaching manipulatives on Buy Me a Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/elmusedtech/extras) to:

  • Learn 10 fun facts about Sia

  • Practice the patterns found in Unstoppable

🎤 More Female Artist Play-Alongs

Love this Sia play-along? There’s more where that came from! Throughout March, I’m adding new videos and highlighting the amazing women already featured on my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@awillisburns).

Bonus: All the teaching manipulatives will be bundled together in one convenient package on Buy Me a Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/elmusedtech).

Let’s celebrate women in music with engaging, hands-on activities that get students playing, moving, and learning. Sia’s Unstoppable is just the beginning!