STOMP Style Found Sounds Performance

Assorted household objects: brooms, basketballs, water bottles, pens, trash can lids, buckets, wooden spoons

Phone or tablet for watching STOMP performance clips as inspiration

Open space for rehearsing and performing

Start by watching a 3-5 minute STOMP performance clip on YouTube. Let your child see what's possible with everyday objects.

Go on a sound hunt through the house. Look for objects that make interesting, resonant, or surprising sounds.

Experiment with each object. Challenge: how many different sounds can you get from a single broom? Tap the handle on the floor, sweep the bristles rhythmically, bounce the end, spin it.

Narrow down to your 3-4 best objects — the ones with the most satisfying sounds.

Create a repeating rhythm that layers these objects: start with the broom sweep (the base), add a pen tapping rhythm, bring in the water bottle bangs.

Rehearse until the rhythm is tight, consistent, and impressive. Tighten the timing. Lock in together.

Perform the routine for family or friends. Add physical attitude — confident stances, visual flair, and dramatic movements. STOMP is as much visual as musical.

STOMP proves that music doesn't require traditional instruments. Literally anything can be percussion — and that's a liberating realization for kids.

The most interesting STOMP-style performances use objects in unexpected ways. A basketball dribbled in rhythm, a broom swept in a pattern, a newspaper crumpled and thrown.

Timing precision is what separates a cool rhythm from noise. Practice the pattern slowly, then speed up only when accuracy is locked in.

If multiple kids are involved, give each person one "instrument" and build the piece by layering: person 1 starts, person 2 joins 4 beats later, person 3 adds their part.

This is a gateway to understanding that rhythm is everywhere — in machines, in nature, in daily routines. Once you start hearing it, you can't stop.