The idea of Rhythm Vocab cards is to gradually build up a rhythm vocabulary with our students. When students have this vocabulary they won’t need to decipher and analyse each rhythm – it will instinctively come to mind. There are many ways to use these cards in your lessons and make them part of your … Read more
It can be very frustrating when students keep skipping over rests, disrupting the overall flow and breaking the beat of the piece. Using these Rest Savers make rests the best part of the music by giving students fun and silly actions which draw their attention to the rests. How to Use Put all the cards … Read more
Relative Rhythm cards are one my favourite tools for students of all ages. The idea is really very simple: all the note values are represented in relative size to each other. So, a crotchet (quarter note) is half the width of a minim (half note) and double the width of a quaver (eighth note). Use … Read more
This is one of the best tools in my kit for when a student doesn’t grasp the concrete relationship between the grand staff and the keyboard – that it is a direct representation, not a series of random notes. By placing the notes on the keys themselves, we make this more clear over time which … Read more
Note stem rules are one of those music theory concepts that are so dry there doesn’t seem to be any way to spice them up…until now. Act fast and think quick to smash those incorrect note stems before your opponent! How to Play Divide the deck between the two players and place the stacks side … Read more
Music maths is a great way to practice note values, especially as students advance and we get into more fractions of beats. But we don’t really want our students to think about note values in numbers, more in relative terms – which is why in this game they match music maths equations to larger note … Read more
In this fabulous card game, students must match together notes which fit into a particular minor scale…as quickly as possible! Because if they don’t move fast they may look up to find all the other players are already “as blind as bats” and before they know it they’ll be out. How to Play Create a … Read more
Major Elephant is all about thinking of scales and key signatures more fluidly – these are sets of notes that fit together, not just a sequence that goes from C to C. Of course our students don’t need to know that’s what we’re doing! They can just enjoy this fun, competitive and silly card game … 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