Getting Started

When I first discovered that there were theory games for free to print on the internet I was super excited! Then I quickly became overwhelmed - there were SOOOO many!!!! I created this blog as a collection of my favorite games and activities that I use along with my own games. My goal is to have at least one game to teach every theory concept. If this is your first time adding games to your piano lessons please read my Tips for Getting Started post for my suggestions to make it easier! There are a lot of affiliate links to make getting started a little easier! I hope you have a great Party at YOUR Piano!

Theory Tests

My goal is to have a game to review every theory concept and a way to test their understanding at the end of each level. I have students in both the alfred and in the faber series - over time I will have a list of every concept taught in the theory books along with the games that will help them and a test at the end of the theory book! It is quite the process please keep checking back!

Monday, March 23, 2015

Rhythm Review

This is probably my students all time favorite game!  I printed out the board from Susan Pardis website found here.  I also printed the cards from her website for the game.  The student draws a card, identifies the note or rest and then moves their marker goes to the correct note or rest.



I added a little twist...their marker is a lego!  They get to add the value of the note in legos or take away the value of the rest they land on.  So if they draw a whole note they have to identify it as a whole note and tell me how many counts then they add 4 legos onto their marker.  If they land on a rest they remove legos.  They love it!  I have used this during group theory parties and it has made reviewing notes and rest values a lot more fun!  This lego set has a lot of the 2x2 legos in different guy/girl colors.

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