by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 21, 2025 | All, Dance/Movement, Improve Your Skills, Music Games, Musical Cultures
Since the Michigan Music Conference has been eating my life the last few weeks, I thought I’d give you a quick preview of what I’ve got coming up at my sessions at the Michigan Music Conference later this week. For those of you not in Michigan, I hope you...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 1, 2024 | All, Assessment, Music Games
Post Office is a fun game that is perfect for practicing decoding rhythms and patterns and even works as assessments. Take a look at how you play this fun game which is perfect for quick individual assessments! Set Up: Print pattern cards, cut, and place them all in...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 2, 2024 | All, Folk Songs, Grades: 3-5, Music Games, Rhythm, Solfege
Upper Elementary and Middle School may be the worst offenders of the “I don’t want to sing” club. Finding engaging games for them to play while they HAVE to sing is one way to help break down that wall. Here are four of my favorite singing games for...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 31, 2023 | All, Assessment, Music Games
Practicing rhythm and solfege concepts is a large part of the Kodaly process. This is a great game to see if students can read a rhythm or solfege and perform it correctly, to see if they are confident in the concept, and ready to move on. It makes a great assessment...
by Melissa Stouffer | Apr 18, 2023 | All, Kodaly, Music Games
There is nothing like playing a student favorite game at the end of the year. There are so many games that not only support conceptual learning, but also allow our students to get out extra energy, and everyone can enjoy the fresh air too! Here are some awesome...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 21, 2023 | All, Folk Songs, Grades: 3-5, Grades: PreK-2, Music Games
Passing games are a music class staple. They are FUN, they teach social interaction, they teach passing instead of throwing like you picked up a stone covered in hot lava…All kidding aside, passing games are awesome activities that can be inexpensive, fun, and...
