Sing and Beatbox Together
Learn basic beatboxing patterns and simple melodies, practice singing while adding beatbox sounds, and perform a short group song combining both skills.
Step-by-step guide to Sing and Beatbox Together
Step 1
Gather your group and stand in a circle in a clear space.
Step 2
Place a mirror where you can see your mouth while you practice.
Step 3
Do lip trills and hum for 30 seconds to warm up your voice and mouth.
Step 4
Make the kick drum "B" sound by closing your lips and pushing a quick burst of air so they pop.
Step 5
Make the hi-hat "ts" sound by placing your tongue near your teeth and blowing a short "tss."
Step 6
Make the snare "pff" sound by starting with a soft "p" and finishing with an "f" hiss.
Step 7
Set the metronome to a slow steady beat like 60 BPM.
Step 8
Practice the beatbox loop "B ts pff ts" with one sound on each metronome beat for eight measures.
Step 9
Choose a short simple melody to sing like "Twinkle Twinkle" or a line you already know.
Step 10
Sing the melody along with the metronome until your timing feels steady.
Step 11
Sing the melody while adding the hi-hat "ts" on each beat to build coordination.
Step 12
Assign roles so some people keep beatboxing the full loop and others sing the melody.
Step 13
Rehearse the group song from start to finish three times while everyone keeps a steady beat.
Step 14
Perform the song for your family or friends.
Step 15
Share your finished creation on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use instead of a mirror or metronome if we don't have them?
Use a smartphone metronome app set to 60 BPM and the phone's front camera, a reflective window, or a piece of foil as a mirror so you can still watch your mouth while practicing lip trills and the 'B ts pff ts' loop.
I'm having trouble making the 'pff' snare or the 'B' kick sound—how can we fix that?
Go back to the lip trills and 30‑second hum warm-up, slow the metronome below 60 BPM, and practice the isolated 'B' pop and the 'pff' hiss until you can produce them cleanly on each beat of the 'B ts pff ts' loop.
How can we adapt this activity for younger kids or older kids?
For younger children, replace beatbox sounds with claps or knee taps and keep the metronome slow and the melodies very short, while older kids can add harmony parts, raise the BPM, or assign complex roles when rehearsing the full song three times.
How can we make our performance more creative or shareable?
Write new lyrics to your chosen melody, add a simple choreography for the performance, record a multitrack version that layers the 'B ts pff ts' loop with vocals, and then share the finished creation on DIY.org.
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How do we sing?
Facts about singing and beatboxing
🎶 A cappella groups perform songs using only voices—many include vocal percussion to add rhythm like a drum kit.
🥁 Beatboxing uses the mouth, lips, tongue and voice to imitate drums and percussion — some beatboxers can mimic whole drum kits!
🎤 Doug E. Fresh is often called the “Human Beatbox” and helped bring beatboxing into hip-hop culture in the 1980s.
🔁 Loop pedals let solo singers and beatboxers layer sounds live so one performer can build harmonies and rhythms like a whole band.
🗣️ Some singers have vocal ranges spanning over three octaves; regular practice improves pitch control and stamina.
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