Walk the Plank places dynamics in a spectrum, helping beginner music students see how the dynamics relate to each other while reinforcing the Italian terms and meanings. Be prepared for plenty of screams as students get closer to the end of the plank! How to Play Place a game counter for each player in the…
Flute
Rhyme to Rhythm
Setting rhythm to words can be a trick; A skill best learned brick by brick. These poems have space To put rhythms in place. Which rhythm goes where? You must pick! How to Play Lay out the 4 poem boards in a row. Spread out the rhythm cards and work to match them all to…
Transposistor
If you thought there was no way to make transposing anything but dry, think again! Transposistor allows students to enter into an imaginary world where each of them is a machine which recognizes common transpositions of a given melody. Whose transposing machine is the quickest? How to Play Give each player a Transposistor board. Place all the Transposistor cards in a…
Fearsome Form
Don’t let musical forms scare you—the monsters in Fearsome Form are friendly ones! By thinking about form as a picture, students can more easily relate to the form they see in their music. Identify which form the monsters are conveying and you’ll be one step closer to taking the fear out of musical form! How…
Chroma Christmas
Chroma Christmas is an invaluable, coloured resource for students of all levels. Students are encouraged to participate in ensemble playing, while reinforcing rhythm and listening skills. Chroma Christmas can also be used as an introduction to reading lead sheets. How to use Piece Puzzle This fun game can be done in group or individual lessons….
Intervallactic
Do you have late beginner students struggling with intervals? Students that need some reinforcement to solidify their knowledge so they can move on to become confident readers? Look no further – Intervallactic is here! This game is adaptable and covers both harmonic and melodic intervals, helping your students become interval masters in no time!
Pixel Perfect
Dotted notes can be confusing enough for students. Double dotted notes can make their eyes cross! Visualising a dot’s duration as a note helps struggling students put two and two together. Reach the end first and you’ll be Pixel Perfect! How to Play Place a game counter for each player on the “start” square. Put…
A Very Romantic Map
Get to know where some of the composers of the Romantic period were from and gradually conquer Europe. Plus open up a discussion about the Romantic period in general and the lives of these great composers. How to Play Players take turns to draw a card from the pile, find out where the composer was…
Reindeer Race
Reindeer Race has four great levels to suit different students. Use level 1 to reinforce landmark notes. Level 2 is for notes on the staff, while level 3 covers ledger reading. Challenge intermediate students with level 4 for major and minor chords. How to Play Choose an appropriate card level for each player (multiple levels…
Three Four Floor
When your students can easily identify triple and quadruple metre aurally, it’s much easier for them to make this clear in their playing. This game includes aural samples but I recommend playing examples in real time so that you can adapt more easily to your students’ level and help them have success. How to…