Just added to the Printables page: a free piano-bench-sized board game for music students, called Adventures in Music! I am so thrilled to be offering this game on my website. This is my first attempt at creating a music game for students, and I’m quite excited about the results.
Here’s the lowdown:
- Designed for 2-4 players - Works well during the private lesson, played between teacher and student. May also be played with a group of 3, 4, or maybe 5 students.
- Designed for Level 1 music students (equivalent to Level 1 in most method books).
Concepts covered:
- Identifying intervals unison through 5th.
- Identifying note values and rest values (e.g., quarter note).
- Identifying notes on the staff (within Middle C position), including sharps and flats.
- Identifying various music symbols (dynamics, articulations, etc.).
Materials needed:
- 1 or 2 dice – depending upon how quickly you’d like the game to progress.
- Several pawns or place markers – colored glass baubles from the dollar store work well.
- Instructions for play are located on the game board.
Printing instructions:
- I would advise printing on cardstock paper, and perhaps even laminating both the board and the playing cards.
- Page 1 should be printed normally. This is the game board.
- Page 4 must be printed onto the backside of Page 2. This page contains the first category of cards.
- Page 5 must be printed onto the backside of Page 3. This page contains the second category of cards.
- Cut apart the playing cards.
***A special THANK YOU goes to Lilly at LillyArts.com, for allowing me to use her colorful music illustrations on the cards and game board. Please check out her website to see more of her beautiful artwork.***
Click to view the game now! > Board Game Adventures in Music
Please let me know your thoughts about the game!
Joy is a pianist and teacher in Ohio with great passion for helping students experience the wonders of music making! Here at Color In My Piano, she enjoys sharing and exchanging ideas and resources for piano teaching.
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Wonderful Job! I will encourage parents and students to download the game and check out your other resources. You have done an excellent job! Keep up the great work.
Great game, thank you!
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