Classrooms pBuzzing with the Joy of Music

School children have been having fun making music with pBuzz – the affordable and fun brass instrument.

More eye catching than a recorder and easier to play than a ukelele the brightly coloured pBuzz is proving a hit with music teachers and children alike.

Specially designed for children’s small hands it is aimed at being the fun first step in taking children on what, hopefully, will become a life-long passion for music and brass instruments. A playful product, the pBuzz encourages children as young as three to play and enjoy music and aids sensory and fine motor skills, encourages self-expression, stimulates imagination and creativity, and builds confidence.

Recently adopted by Pennthorpe School in West Sussex as part of Brass Band England’s ‘Create a Buzz!’ competition, Linda Cole, Pennthorpe’s Director of Music, said: ‘The children had such a wonderful experience learning to play their pBuzzes; children love making music but will be put off if it early on if it seems too much like hard work, so my advice is to start with something that is accessible and is fun – like the pBuzzes’

Warwick Music Group, the creators of pBuzz, wanted to enable any teacher to use the instrument as a resource, whether they were a musician or not. Working in partnership with Music Education Solutions® a step-by-step guide and support system for schools was designed.

the pBuzz KS1 curriculum was named best music resource

The resulting pBuzz KS1 Music Teaching Resource introduces pBuzz to Years 1 and 2 through lesson plans, assessment trackers, teacher support videos, specially composed music, teacher development materials and cross-curricular activities and has since been awarded the maximum five-star rating in the music category of the 2018 Teach Primary Resource Awards.

Jonty Hines, Warwick Music Group, says: “What’s so great about pBuzz and now the accompanying resources is that they create the opportunity for more kids to experience successful music making early on. This is why we create quality wind and brass instruments – we want to make the joy of music accessible and fun!”

For more information on the pBuzz, teaching resources or even to read more about Pennthorpe School and other case studies and success stories please visit www.pbone.co.uk/teachingresources