One of the things I’m often asked in my music studio is, “can we make a superhero again?”. My younger students love this game, and the best thing is that they are practising theory! Students answer questions about rests (1, 2 and 4 or whole bar rests) and if they achieve enough points, unlock the…
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…
Today is World Piano Day and a time to celebrate this wonderful instrument. Held on the 88th day of each year to represent the 88 keys on a piano, this day unites piano lovers across the globe. So what will you be playing today?
We spend lots of time as music teachers finding and setting up fun resources, games and challenges for our students. But are you ready for a challenge yourself? How many notes do you think you can name in one minute? Find out below and let me know your score in the comments!
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…
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and hope you had a wonderful festive season. I have been busy during the holidays turning my original Tempo Galaxy into two fully printed books, making it even easier to start an incentive program in your music studio. These should be published in the next week or so and…
