Music Games

Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.

Who doesn’t love music and what all it represents? And as you all already know it is said that having a musical education can help your brain to develop stronger in other educational areas as…

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

Games and musical activities are a fun and engaging way to introduce and reinforce new musical concepts and develop musical skills like listening, singing, expression, coordination, and internalizing a sense of steady beat.Today, I'm sharing a few of my favorite musical games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

Extra Beat, Take a Seat is a really fun game to play with upper elementary students to help them count beats. This can be played with no materials or rhythm sticks.

Learn how to practice rhythms with this budget-friendly and fun rhythm game in your elementary music classroom.

If you're starting centers in elementary music class, then you may need some ideas. These are my favorite rhythm centers for general music!

Hannah Zimmermann on Instagram: "Tinker Tailor - Singing Game Have your heard of the song Tinker Tailor? I learned it from Kristin Vogt during my Kodaly levels, and it’s a staple in my classroom for quarter rest! But I changed the words to match a storybook (Rub a Dub Dub) I have in my classroom. Check for original lyrics and my lyrics below 😊 This game is a HOOT, and I love how it really reinforces that a quarter rest gets one whole beat! I actually have multiple games I play with this…

Nothing beats playing an exciting game of musical chairs. Play as a family, a kids birthday party game or rainy weather kids activity. Whatever the reason musical chairs will prove a crowd pleaser as kids compete for a seat!

Looking for a fun way to teach crescendos and decrescendos? The Monkey Game is the most requested game in my elementary music room-- and will be yours too!