Pulling up at the traffic light, Jack giggled nervously as he exclaimed, “ooh I know that one! It’s a repeat sign!”. Driving on a bit further, we both sighed as we came to a dead end. “Quick Jack!”, I urged, “let’s try a different direction before our fuel runs out”. It might sound like it…
One of the first music theory games I ever made is called “Who Stole My Doughnut?”. At the time I had a rather mischievous dog who enjoyed long walks, belly rubs, and playing catch. But their favourite (and most annoying!) past time was “counter surfing”. I lost count of the amount of times I’d make…
Spinning the wheel, my student giggled as it landed on the area where I have to give her some of my apples. It was even funnier a few turns later when I lost all my apples and she won the game! Spin for Apples is a light-hearted online theory game for teacher versus student and…
It’s the Ball in a Bin championships! Can you kick your football into the highest scoring bin to top the leaderboard? This online music theory game is ideal for practising note values from a sixteenth note (semiquaver) all the way up to a whole note (semibreve). Ball in a Bin is part of a collection…
My students love emojis! My own vocabulary is probably quite small, compared to theirs, with the odd smiley or laughing face in my messages. So I decided to create a music game based on emojis. It’s all about key signatures using the keys of C, D, F and G major in the treble and bass…
Once upon a time a dragon called Derek roamed the land. He was a friendly soul, despite appearances, and couldn’t help the fire that popped out of his mouth. All he really wanted to do was say hello! In this online music theory game, your mission is to save the castle from burning down. Each…
Today is an exciting day! I am very happy to introduce to you my brand new music games website with over 160 games and resources for teachers. Better yet, it’s part of this very website! Work out ‘Who Stole My Homework’, creep through the forest collecting gems but ‘Don’t Wake Lenny’, or swim down the…
ABRSM GRADE 1 THEORY LEVEL The spaceship ‘Allegro 3’ was exploring the ‘Tempo Galaxy’ when it disappeared in an asteroid storm. Can you head the rescue mission and find Captain Harvey and his crew? Only music theory will help you put the planet map together and complete the mission in this mystery adventure. SUSAN’S BOOKS…
This music theory game has been very competitive among the students in my studio and a lot of fun! Teacher plays against student in a battle to sow the most crops, but whoever find that pesky snail puts their win in jeopardy! Veggie Wars is part of a collection of customisable online rhythm games. The…
The other day I was in the middle of a piano lesson with Ella when she suddenly stopped, looked puzzled, and pointed to her new piece of music exclaiming, “what does that mean?”. At the top of the page was a new music tempo term we hadn’t met before. We spent a bit of time…
Emily collapsed theatrically onto the piano stool and we both giggled! “Tiring day?”, I enquired and nodding her head she proceeded to tell me all about her maths test and that PE had been “awful” as the teacher made them run around the field “ten times!”. Making sympathetic noises, I realised the lesson would be…
You find yourself in the hallway of a house. The only way out is to use your music theory knowledge! My students love a puzzle or challenge so one of the first games I created was an escape game. It was a huge hit so I knew I was onto something that was highly motivating…
