I went on a primary music conference last week, and found myself taking part in a "beat boxing" workshop. Great fun! My personal ambition is now to make the sound of a kick drum and a bass guitar at the same time.(Not to be attempted when suffering from a cold!)

On a more serious note ... I thought it might be useful to try with the children because there are a few who find it hard to make certain sounds ("ck" and "t" most commonly) because they don't put their tongues in the right place in their mouths to make the sounds. This might help them because they will need to think about such sounds and how they are made and then repeat the same sounds over and over again. It's worth a try and should be fun!all I need to do now is dig out the old microphones as an extra incentive!