Last week as I was browsing through some of my favorite music blogs, it occurred to me that it would be fun to see how many different familiar games music teachers have found ways to alter into music games! And so I’ve started compiling a list:
- Musical Battleship as described by Susan Paradis at her Piano Teacher Resources blog.
- Musical Bingo for musical terms/symbols (easy and hard), and for note identification by Susan Paradis.
- Musical Blackjack / Over the Edge created by Jennifer Fink on Jen’s Piano Studio blog.
- Rhythm Candy Land by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- Musical Candy Land by D’Net at Layton Music Games and Resources blog.
- Rhythm Value Chutes and Ladders by Courtney at the Piano Teacher’s Resources blog.
- Diatonic Dominos by Nicola Cantan at Colourful Keys blog.
- Composer Fruit Basket Upset as described by Heidi at Heidi’s Piano Studio blog.
- Piano Cranium by Heidi from Heidi’s Piano Studio blog.
- Hide the Thimble as described by Jen Fink on Jen’s Piano Studio blog.
- Hi-Ho-Cherrio as described by D’Net at the Layton Music Games and Resources blog.
- Musical Jenga as described in this thread on the Faber Piano Adventures forum. Check out Jeana Beasley’s instructions here.
- Musical Jeopardy created by Sandy Scott Toms.
- Labyrinth — Terminology Style! by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- The Ladybug Music Game by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- Musical 10 (like Phase 10) by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- Musical Memory for theory concepts/terms, by Susan Paradis (Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 available) or for rhythm values.
- Composer Old Maid as described by D’Net at the Layton Music Games and Resources blog.
- Musical Pit / Composer Trading Game by Natalie Wickham at the Music Matters Blog.
- Musical Scrabble / Connect-A-Chord created by Jennifer Fink on Jen’s Piano Studio blog.
- Simon Says Symbols by Jen Fink at Jen’s Piano Studio blog.
- Musical Sorry by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- Another Musical Sorry version by Judith Jain. This one allows young beginners to play alongside elementary students.
- Spoons as described on D’Net’s Layton Music Games and Resources blog.
- Musical Sequence created by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- Tic Tac Toe as described by D’Net at the Layton Music Games and Resources blog.
- Listening Twister by Jen Fink at Jen’s Piano Studio blog.
- Musical Twister Hopscotch by Sheryl Welles from the Notable Music Studio blog.
- Musical Uno by Jeana Beasley from the Sing A New Song blog. Click here for the version with jumbo-sized cards.
- Musical Uno by Tim Buckland.
- Musical Yahtzee as described by D’Net at the Layton Music Games and Resources blog.
If you know of other games to add to the list, please leave a comment or drop me an email.
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Joy, what a great list! Thank you for putting this together all in one place! Lots of great games and lots of creativity! Incidently, I have two pieces of wood waiting for my husband to cut them to make the silent keyboards you showed us! Thank you! I’m excited to try them at my next pre-piano camp!
Thanks, Sheryl! I think it’s just fabulous that teachers today can so easily share their ideas and creativity with each other via the internet. It’s a win-win for everyone (including our students)! I mean, just look at this list! It shows the dedication and resourcefulness that so many teachers bring to their calling. It’s wonderful to see.
I can’t wait to hear how the silent keyboards work for your pre-piano camp! I hope all goes well!
This is a great compilation, Joy! I have a Composer Trading game that is a musical version of “Pit” if you want to add that to your list. 🙂 http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/02/22/composer-trading-game/
Thanks for all the great posts. I love your blog!
Just added it! Thanks, Natalie!!
Thanks for compiling this list in one place! Wonderful! 🙂
You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing your game ideas on your blog. =)
Fabulous. I love new ideas to help make learning fun and different for my students. Thanks so much for the list.
No problem, Tish! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
AWESOME list! Thanks 🙂
Wow..what a great collection of games/links. I have used several of D’Net’s games in my group piano classes and they are all huge hits with my students. Can’t wait to try the others!
I just made a musical version of Chutes and Ladders today which can be found here: http://helpmeteachpiano.blogspot.com/2012/07/musical-chutes-and-ladders.html
It looks great, Courtney! I’ll add it to the list.