These cards provide a great jumping off point for a group improvisation. While the spooky theme is extra fun at Halloween – they really can be used at any time of the year for an awesome ensemble or band experience in a group class or workshop. How to Play Assign one student the bass pattern … Read more
Turn your late beginner students into time signature ninjas with Honk Time. This game focuses on just three basic time signatures and really gives students enough practice (and pressure!) to get to grips with them. And who doesn’t love a good shout?! How to Play Place the cards in a pile in front of both … Read more
Practicing the skips alphabet is a great way to find any note on the staff – FAST. This game is particularly good for students in Piano Safari, but is a great aid for students of any method and instrument. Psst! If you’re ordering from Piano Safari, use the code VMT10 to get 10% off your … Read more
Have you ever wished you had a game that mixed levels of students could play together on an equal footing? Symbol Splash is the answer. There are four levels which can be used simultaneously on the one game board – so your little beginner can play alongside the tween prepping for her grade 3 theory … Read more
In Spell-a-staff students fill in as many music words as they possibly can in the time. This is a wonderful way to practice note naming at a group lesson, without it feeling like a chore. Laminate the cards and use whiteboard/dry wipe markers so you can use the game again and again. How to Play … Read more
Do your students struggle to really think in a key signature? Then Signature Sprint is the perfect game for you! In this game students have to make their way up the piano stepping on the correct piano keys for the key signature card in their hand. Plus, you can easily adapt this to different levels … Read more
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
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
This is a much more fun version of a note speller worksheet. The music words are on cards which can be drawn at random from a hat, and if you laminate the staff cards they can act as whiteboard that can be used again and again. Turn on a timer or add a competitor to … 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