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…
SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS Delighted to announce that my popular piano music mystery, ‘Who Stole My Pizza?’ has now been released for treble instruments in the key of C. So if you play flute or recorder, for example, you can join in the fun and test your detective skills in this theory and sheet music based…
At Spooky Sid’s school of magic a big black cauldron of bubbling blue liquid fills the room with smoke. But what is he making in there? In this customisable music theory game, teachers can set any question they wish using the in built tools. Drag notes onto the stave for naming, playing, and interval reading…
Last week I was teaching a beginner student about time signatures. They love fairytales and dragons so it was time to load up the tablet and press play! In this game students have to help William the Wizard safely reach the castle in the clouds without waking up the dozing dragons. They have rather inconveniently…
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…
PRIMER LEVEL It’s the night of his big piano concert and Henry is late! The traffic is terrible so he orders a pizza to be delivered to his dressing room … but when Henry gets there, all that’s left is the empty box! SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS An incredibly fun book. I have about 15 students…
EARLY PRIMER LEVEL The ‘BAG’ Files is a fun detective mystery for young beginner pianists. Help Jack find out who stole his bag by learning the tunes and solving the theory puzzles. A great way to practice the first few notes a beginner encounters in their method book. SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS BAG in the bass…
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…
When I first started teaching I had a student called Daniel. If I’m honest he wasn’t particularly passionate about piano and was only really doing it because his parents wanted him to. We got on well and always had a good lesson but I knew he would much rather have been playing football. In those…
