Introducing the Drums for Schools Bambajam Symphony kit The Bambajam Symphony kit is a three-octave chromatic xylophone with a unique feature – each key can be removed and played as a single instrument. It can be played as a solo instrument, as a chamber instruments with 2 to 6 players, and as a whole class resource by sharing our the notes between the pupils. As a Xylophone, it looks similar to the Piano in that sharps and flats are black, whilst natural notes are blonde bamboo. Keys can be configured in any order on the frame so students use only the notes they need for their part of the arrangement. Alongside traditional music education, the Bambajam methodology is designed to develop important social skills through creative problem solving. Bambajam Pelangi (Early Years and Primary) and Symphony (Secondary) help students build confidence in performing, whilst learning to read music notation. How to play With a range of 37 notes, the ‘Bambajam Symphony Kit’ has enough notes for most class sizes and comes with access to an accompanying library of Music Packs arranged especially for Bambajam. Music Packs are arranged for each individual note of the original scores. Each score sheet has Bambajam notation on one side and traditional notation is on the flip side. Each student plays one or two scores and teachers can assign parts based on difficulty level or class size. When the class puts all the parts together the piece of music comes together. What’s in the kit? Bambajam Symphony kit Mallets Song cards, teaching resources, games, and backing tracks Bambajam bag
