Looking for a way to celebrate Paddy’s day in your music studio? This improvisation game is the perfect activity. The activity will be infinitely more fun if you first briefly explain the story of Dagda and his magic harp that would cast spells on people. Only Dagda could play the magic harp and in the … Read more
Major Puzzle is a perfect first step towards scale notation on the staff. By putting together these jigsaws, students will notice how the scale is notated in a way that they won’t when simply reading it, making it easier to transition to writing it themselves. HOW TO PLAY Place all the puzzle pieces from … Read more
Your students will be nuts about numerals after playing this game. 😉 Numeral Nut helps students to work on key signatures, and how chords can behave differently in different keys. It will also provide plenty of practice with Roman numerals, so their school teacher might thank you later if that’s on the curriculum! How to … Read more
This ‘But-the-Pieces’ lesson plan will take your students on a fantastic journey through the circle of fifths. On the way they’ll be learning not just scales, but also how scales relate to harmony and what we can do with them. By improvising consistently in different keys, students learn a functional use of scales, keys signatures … Read more
Getting a really solid grounding with the Roman numerals for the primary triad in just 3 keys will set students up for success in the long-run. By focussing in on just the limited palette, they can understand the underlying concepts better and then apply this type of analysis to their pieces and theory exercises. How … Read more
Lock & Key is the perfect game for practising key signatures and relative keys with your early intermediate students. Players will need to make sets of matching key signatures and major and minor keys to win the game. This game is also available in beautiful printed version, here. There is also a more difficult version … Read more
Get ready for your students to be pros at all things key signature related! In this game, they won’t just be identifying keys signatures, but also recreating them on the staff…which means they better learn the order of sharps/flats…FAST. How to Play Sit in a circle with a game board (treble or bass clef) in … Read more
I know many teachers are forever on the hunt for a circle of fifths graphic that really suits them. Well, now you have a bunch to choose from! The graphics are compiled in a pdf but they are also included as .png (image) files so that you can use them in any project you are … Read more
Do your students struggle with connecting the dots between key signatures, chords and relative keys? Or even just need practice with faster recall? Keyed UP is the perfect antidote. In this card game (loosely based off the game Rummy) students work to collect matching sets of tonic chords and key signatures. The better they know … Read more
Are your students spiralling out when it comes to key signatures? This fun play on the circle of fifths should help get it under control. Signature Spiral is all about recognising key signatures, and there’s no way to win if they don’t know them. Accuracy is “key”! How to Play Place a game counter for … Read more