Music Tech Teacher website
Click here for the Music Tech Teacher website
Last year, my middle school colleagues and I were searching for a new way to review some basic elements of music with our 7th and 8th grade general music classes. We came across a website called Music Tech Teacher. Created by an elementary music teacher from Birmingham, Alabama, this website includes valuable background and review information about things like reading notes and rhythms. There are also some great worksheets that you can download as .pdf files and print. We particularly like the section called "Quizzes, Games, Music Help".
My favorite game reviews rhythms by asking students to perform math with note values (e.g., What is one quarter note plus 2 dotted half notes minus 2 eighth notes?) If the students get 15 in a row correct, they get to "fling" a cartoon teacher. It's hard to describe in words! I recommend checking out the website for yourself. This particular game is listed under "Quizzes - Rhythms" and titled "Rhythm Quiz," but the title of the game is "Fling a Teacher". Click here to check it out!
My school is fortunate enough to have several laptop carts with headphones that I can bring into my classroom so the students can participate on their own, working at their own pace. The carts are often checked out by another teacher, though, so sometimes I project games like this onto the screen in the room. Students take turns answering questions and we play as a whole class.
p.s. This year at "back to school night" I played this game with the parents. It was a hit. :)
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