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Games for learning music are super! Don’t read music as the parent? Ask me how you can play these with your kids!
The Music Activity Board is an indispensable music-teaching aid. The magnetic board (which is also dry erase) shows the grand staff on one side and a diagram of a keyboard on the other. Ten round magnets (five black and five blue) are included to use for representing notes on the staff or to indicate keys on the keyboard. This board is used for Music for Little Mozarts Levels 1–4. Dimensions are 11 3/4 X 8 1/4. A dry erase marker (magnetic so it doesn’t get lost!) is also included.
These action-packed card games make learning the basics of music theory fun! As in the traditional game of spoons, players exchange cards to come up with a winning match. Keep a sharp eye on the spoons in the center. For there is one less than there are players and someone is going to be left groaning! Each game is highly adaptable to any age or level by including only the appropriate cards. This game reinforces note reading. Notes are presented on the keyboard, on the staff and as simple note names on separate cards for students to match up.
These action-packed card games make learning the basics of music theory fun! As in the traditional game of spoons, players exchange cards to come up with a winning match. Keep a sharp eye on the spoons in the center. For there is one less than there are players and someone is going to be left groaning! Each game is highly adaptable to any age or level by including only the appropriate cards. Recognition of major and minor key signatures is enhanced with this game. Separate cards provide the key signature by name, on the staff and by number of sharps or flats.
These action-packed card games make learning the basics of music theory fun! As in the traditional game of spoons, players exchange cards to come up with a winning match. Keep a sharp eye on the spoons in the center. For there is one less than there are players and someone is going to be left groaning! Each game is highly adaptable to any age or level by including only the appropriate cards. This game reinforces recognition of major, minor, diminished and augmented triads. It can also be used with 7th chords.
Chromatic Combo Treble is a great way for students to learn the names of treble clef chromatic notes and their enharmonic equivalents. Many students find it difficult to see the link between ascending and descending notation of chromatic scales. This card games helps students practise identifying chromatic notes and learning their enharmonic equivalents. A fun way to learn treble clef chromatic notes for Preliminary to Grade 3 level. For 2+ players.
Chromatic Combo Bass Clef
Chromatic Combo Bass is a great way for students to learn the names of bass clef chromatic notes and their enharmonic equivalents. Many students find it difficult to see the link between ascending and descending notation of chromatic scales. This card games helps students practise identifying chromatic notes and learning their enharmonic equivalents. A fun way to learn bass clef chromatic notes for Preliminary to Grade 3 level. For 2+ players.
This reproducible book features six fun activities for kids. Games include: Tic-Tac-Symbols, Tic-Tac-Notes, Tic-Tac-Rhythm, Tic-Tac-Intervals, Tic-Tac-Keys and Tic-Tac-Tempos. Each Tic-Tac-Game may be played by any number of students by reproducing the desired number of game cards. Each individual game includes the master sheet, calling card sheet and ten different game cards. Suggestions for playing the games and additional activities are included. As an added bonus, the book includes the activity, Circle of Keys along with a wide variety of suggestions for use. Designed for classroom use as well as for small group instruction.
Fiddlesticks is a fun way to learn about different musical instruments. Based on the favorite game Old Maid, players have to collect pairs of instruments, but avoid getting left with the dreaded fiddlestick at the end of the game! Perfect for both classroom and home use. Contains 33 cards (16 pairs of instruments plus one fiddlestick card) and rules for playing.
Take the creative excitement of charades, throw in the fun of drawing your clues, get the whole class into the act as they test their musical knowledge in a positive atmosphere, and you’ve got a great learning game for the music classroom! The game includes over 500 words or simple phrases on easy-to-read cards in two difficulty levels. Each card has words or phrases in 4 categories: Musical Things, Musical People, Musical Works and Musical Grab Bag. Recommended for Gr. 4-8.
An exciting new spin on the traditional game of Snap! See who’s the fastest at matching the famous composers. Includes a wealth of musical trivia. The playing cards can also be used to play Classical Pairs – the traditional card game “Pairs” with a musical twist! Match up the identical cards and collect as many pairs to win the game. For two or more players; for age four and up; contains 52 playing cards.
A screamin’ fun time! 2-6 players match musical term and musical sign card by drawing from one another’s hand. Teachers adjust the level by pre-selecting the desired terms and signs. Includes both Elementary and Intermediate sets, with plenty of variations to keep students engaged and learning. Great for young children and teenagers alike!
A wacky game of words spelled with notes on the treble and bass staves. A great way to reinforce and review notes for all ages, Wacky Words also doubles as a fun sight-reading tool. Jumbo Size is ideal for private, group, and classroom instruction. Laminated, full-color cards.
Students learn to identify notes more quickly as they navigate their way through amusing wild cards in this lively game. Baroque cards “break” up another person’s hand. Liszt cards require players to “list” the cards in their hands. Haydn card allow players to “hide” from the adverse affects of other wild cards. Note Nabber cards allow players to “nab” a card from another player. For 2-8 players of all ages. Laminated, full-color cards.
This sure winner can be played “Go-Fish” style or as a frantically fast-paced card game. Students first compile a deck with as many scales or five-finger patterns as there are players. After the deck is shuffled, students trade cards with each other to complete their Major scale or five-finger pattern. This single game works for five-finger patterns, Major scales, or any of the three forms of minor scales. For 3-10 players of all ages (and a favorite with teenagers)! Laminated, full-color cards.
Walter picks up were Wanda leaves off! A wacky game of words spelled with notes on the grand staff. A great way to reinforce and review notes for all ages, Wacky Words also doubles as a fun sight-reading tool. Jumbo Size is ideal for private and group instruction. Laminated, full-color cards. Perfect for group, classroom, or home!
Pouncing on primary triads is the object of this card game (with an occasional smack at the wild mouse)! Reinforces primary triads in root position on the treble and bass staves, as well as Major key signatures in 15 different keys. For 2-8 players of all ages. Laminated, full-color cards.
Happy Families with a musical twist! Collect as many instrument groups of four as you can to win the game! A great way to improve instrument recognition using the game’s special quartets, including The Standing Stones (rock band), The Woodentops (woodwind quartet), The Blue Notes (jazz quartet), and The Rupees (Indian band). Perfect for home and classroom! Contains 36 playing cards, rules, and instructions on how to play.
Music MasterMINDS challenges children to learn more about the ‘fun’damentals of music – rhythm, melody, tempo, harmony, form, timbre, style, expression and musical careers, as they connect musical learning across the curriculum to reading, language arts, spelling, math, science, social studies, history, art, and foreign language. And through play, children develop such life-learning skills as observation, reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving skills! Designed for Grades 1-6, each section of this creative resource focuses on a musical element, and the puzzles are sequenced in order from easiest to most challenging.Â
Here’s a 100% reproducible book filled with music games and puzzles, designed to make music learning fun and easy. Includes word searches, scrambles, state songs, and more! Perfect when you need something special for activity time, extra credit, or take home quiz.Â
An exciting classroom resource for teachers seeking a fun and engaging way to reinforce musical knowledge and literacy. The enjoyable games in this collection focus on improving and supporting music skills such as rhythm reading and accuracy, listening skills, instrument recognition, as well as incorporating integration with language arts, art, and thinking skills. Fully reproducible, easy-to-use templates are included for ease of use, along with complete instructions for making the game boards and playing pieces.
This completely reproducible puzzle book features Kriss Kross, Word Searches, Musical Sudoku, Crosswords, and several Complete the Story pages. The data CD contains PDFs, so teachers can post or print each page. Use these puzzles as vocabulary builders, extra credit exercises, or enjoyable homework assignments. Includes answer keys.
Useful with all levels of students, this flexible kit is a valuable set to add to your tool kit! Included is a game instructions booklet and two Kreative Keyboard cloth keyboards/staffs, numerous transparency cutouts, prop cutouts and a deck of playing cards for use in 26 different music theory games. The variety of uses are endless. Subjects include rhythm, note names, steps and skips, five-finger patterns, major and minor scales, modes, key signatures, intervals, triads, sevenths chords, and more.
Slap Board Silly is quick to learn and outrageously fun to play! Use it to assess your students’ music theory knowledge. Concepts include music signs/symbols, notes, key signatures, intervals, triads, seventh chords and scale degrees on 26 double-sided SLAPBOARD SILLY slap boards. For all ages and levels of difficulty from elementary to advanced. All cards are 8.5 x 11.
Be the first one to match all of your cards to their proper key group-but watch out, those wild cards may require some pretty crazy twists along the way! Teachers will love teaching and reviewing five-finger patterns (penta-scales) and I chords with this versatile game for beginning to late elementary students. 2 to 8 players.
A spellbinding way to experience rhythm with a special emphasis on subdividing. Students will take notice when they discover the power of the Rhythm Wizard in this card game. When he casts his spell, players will find themselves clapping or counting rhythms in the most unusual ways ever imagined. Get ready for lots of laughs! For 2-8 players of all ages (and a favorite with teenagers)! Laminated, full-color cards.
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