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Run for the Note

TOF

Description

In this energetic game, students combine note-reading skills with quick movement to hit targets on a music scale.

Details

7 - 10 years

Individual

5 to 10 minutes

No materials

Tags

Focused, Listening Skills

Instructions:

1. There will be a scale set on the ground or chalkboard without the notes in between.

2. A timer will be set for 7 seconds.

3. The instructor will tell the students which note to run/point to.

4. If a student reaches the right note on time, they get a point

5. If they do not, they lose a point.

6. The first player to get to fifteen points wins.

Variations & tips:

1. Instead of naming individual notes, call out intervals (e.g., "a perfect fifth above C") and have students run to the correct note. This approach reinforces understanding of musical relationships.

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