Helen Winter - 5 Games for Studying Music
5 Games for Studying Music
Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Do-Re-Mi Dominos, CDEF Note, Find a Pair Cards
Helen Winter
Description
There are 5 games in this e-book that help your children or students learn and remember musical notes, their location on the staff and on the keyboard. You have to cut and assemble them yourself.Game #1 - Do-Re-Mi Dominos. Note names and symbols are taught by the correspondence between the notes (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, etc.) and their location on the musical staff.Game #2 - CDEF Note Game teaches the correspondence between note letter notations (C, D, F, G etc.) and their locations on the musical staff.Game #3 - Find a Pair Card Game. There are two sets of cards, one with note staff location and the other with note keyboard location. Cards need to be matched appropriately. The correct choice can be confirmed with the note name, which is on the reverse of all cards.Game #4 - Treble Clef Dominos teaches the correspondence between Treble clef notes and their place on the keyboard.Game #5 - Bass Clef Dominos teaches the correspondence between Bass clef notes and their place on the keyboard.Cut out the cards for each game from the e-book, and play individually or in pairs.Dominos rules: Play this game alone or with others.Lay out dominoes face down, and shuffle. Each player takes 7 dominoes. Player 1 lays down any domino. Next to it, Player 2 lays a domino which is its counterpart. Make sure the two joined dominoes represent the same musical note. If you do not have a domino to match, pick one from the pile. Whoever plays all dominoes first wins. Game also ends when there are no more possibilities. When playing alone, try to connect all dominoes.These games are ideal for use at a music school or as a home activity.