October 13, 2009
October 13, 2009
| Workshop for Teachers in St. Louis, Missouri Next Week |
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| Switching Games from Rhythm Math to Note Names and Do Re Mi |
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Many Music Mind Games games can be adapted for other study areas. Recently two of my students and their moms played Game 18-8: Suspense - Rhythm (page 309 of Music Mind Games) using grand staff cards in place of rhythm playing cards. Since these girls are strong readers and know their notes well, they decided to also identify each card with the do re mi name as well as the letter name. We chose the G major scale and using "moveable do", G was do, A was re, B was mi and so on. We also used the terms "tonic, subdominant and dominant" to identify do, fa and so notes. We found ourselves really thinking as we moved through all the octaves of the grand staff. Scoring was one magic note for do, two for re, and so on which related to the steps of the scale. We had such fun expanding our minds. See a short video of this game. |
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This game also works well for string students to identify open strings. Use two sets of grand staff cards, e.g. blue for violinists and green for cellists. Play game normally with the goal is to get open string note cards. Scoring is 0 magic note for open strings, 1 for first finger notes and so on. Thanks to Music Mind Games teacher, Sue Bakshi in Philadelphia for this great idea.
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| Unit 1 for Classroom Music Teachers |
| Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland is the first county in the U.S. to adopt Music Mind Games into their curriculum. I am in the second year of training teachers and am assisted by Elizabeth Cunha, Chair of Music Mind Games in the Classroom Committee. |  |
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| Chance Match | We're space notes | Puzzle Notes | |
| Teacher trainees meet for 10 weeks for 3 hours after school on Tuesdays for Unit 1 training. Teachers are using "Daily Do" and games with elementary, middle school and high school music classes, choirs and orchestra. They say it has completely revolutionized their classrooms. |  |
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| Stacked Snake | Stacked Snake | Relating clefs C, G, F |
| Panda Pack |
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The Panda Pack comes in a stylish 100% cotton totebag with two big pockets. Click on the links to see animations and how the materials are used.
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The Panda Pack is a set of three popular materials used for teaching students (ages preK - adult) in a variety of group settings. They are used for beginning, intermediate and advanced games. Panda materials can be used individually, in combination with each other or with the Puppy Packet. They will hold the attention of young children, provide a support system for all ages of music students, and offer teachers many clever ideas for teaching useful music reading and theory skills. $149.00 $135.50 (materials also sold separately) |