Sometimes the very basics of note reading can trip students up. Make sure your beginner students can identify line and space notes using this game – bonus “leapfrogs” if they can name the notes too! How to Play Each player places a counter on “start”. Player 1 picks a card. If they pick a line … Read more
If you’re using the landmark note approach to reading, those notes need lots of review. Games like Landmark Xs and Os can provide that reinforcement – without your students even realising it. Switch out the flashcards and try this game instead! How to Play This is a two-player game. Choose 1 game board to play … Read more
Landmark Landmines is a super quick student favourite that you can play at any private or group lesson. Beginner students start at the bottom of the staff and step and skip their way up – getting bonus turns for naming landmark notes along the way. How to Play Each player places a counter on one … Read more
Do your students just know what to say when you ask about music signs and symbols, or do they really understand them? With Know It! students have to prove their knowledge in so many more ways than just by giving definitions. Level up your students’ knowledge of Italian terms and musical symbols! How to Play … Read more
Haunted Hillwalk is a comprehensive music theory game that tests intermediate students’ understanding of intervals, rhythms, notes and terms. This is an excellent game to use in preparation for an upcoming test or exam, or at any spookily themed occasion. How to Play Place a game token for each player on the “Start” space. Shuffle … Read more
This is an awesome way to turn a floor staff into the best group lesson ever. Use the note name spinner to make your staff into the classic twister game with all the falling over and giggles that come with that great game. How to Play Each player in turn should spin the spinner and … Read more
In Ghost Quest, students need to collect as many ghosts as they can by naming or explaining a variety of intermediate music theory terms and symbols. Use this game at your halloween group lessons or special halloween lessons for tons of spooky fun. How to Play Place a game token for each player on the … Read more
What better way to kick off lessons with a new student than with Finger Twister?! This game is perfect for the beginning lessons and is adaptable to younger and older students. How to Play Each player in turn should spin the spinner and place the correct finger on the board. If working with young children, … Read more
Fiendish Fishiness is a super fun game for reviewing a variety of music concepts for students at the late beginner level, or those between level 1 and level 2 of most method book series. Instead of a die, students move forward using interval cards and need to answer questions if they want to keep their … Read more
