Music class activities

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

Such a fun game idea for elementary music students! Includes ideas for extra rhythm challenges and free composition worksheet to add to the lesson plan.

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

Explore fun and educational orchestra and instrument activities for kids! This activity set includes an instrument sequence game, build-your-own-orchestra activity, and a creative twist on Instrument UNO. These activities pair perfectly with Classical Conversations Cycle 1 orchestra studies, especially during the Baroque and Classical era. They’re also a fantastic fit for any homeschool family wanting to learn more about music!

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DIY Song Cubes to help children learn music "old favorites" and practice finding and keeping the beat; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.

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…

A list of five circle games that are great for elementary music. There are so many concepts you can teach with these games, and the kids will love it!

Check out this post for creative and exciting ways to add scarves into your music activities. Also, find some specific scarf music examples.

Lena Leon | Elementary Music Class Made Fun on Instagram: "I needed an accommodation for this class and decided to incorporate scarves. Here’s an adapted version of “Row Your Boat” Orff arrangement by @lynnkleiner using scarves! We focused on exploring high and low movements with the music, and different tempos. #elementarymusicteacher #elementarymusic #musicandmovement #musicality #elementary #musicteacher #musicclass"

Easy body percussion activities for the elementary music educator and preschool music educator. I love using body percussion in my music classroom and I know that it’s an effective way to reach a lot of kids. So here are my easy body percussion activities you can use in your classroom too.

Looking for engaging musical activities for kids? Discover 10 fun xylophone activities that will help children explore music, develop rhythm, and boost creativity. Perfect for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers! 🎶✨ #MusicForKids #XylophoneFun #KidsActivities

Kindergarten students love using instruments! Here are 5 tried and true rhythm activities to get your little ones engaged in music class.

Coming up with engaging games for a middle school classroom can be daunting. They are at an age where they want to be independent, yet need some hand holding. They start the “I’m too cool for school” attitude and it can be intimidating at times when you introduce a new game or project - immediately the eye rolling takes over and you are stuck with questioning yourself. I’m here to tell you, I’VE BEEN THERE! MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY AWESOME MUSIC GAMES THAT REQUIRE NO MATERIALS AND THE KIDS…