3rd grade music activities

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Looking for a fun way to teach crescendos and decrescendos? The Monkey Game is the most requested game in my elementary music room-- and will be yours too!

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The 6th graders have just finished up a unit project on Musical Styles. The goal of this project was to get the students to explore music outside of the country/pop/rock bubble that we tend to be in in our small town. I also wanted them to listen to music more closely to analyze things like the meaning of the lyrics, why & how music is used in different situations, and where they hear music. I gave the students 4 projects to choose from. The project was to be done mostly at home, but after…

A fun composition game for third grade and above.

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

These fun Musical Games with ping pongs are great for music classes, they're fun, cheap and easy to set up and always very popular!

Music Lessons for the End of the School Year – Music and Motivate

Truth or Dare Music Jenga! The game has been a hit with my students in every grade, and it has been a great way to throw in some review and practice for important skills, concepts, and vocabulary that we've been working on in class.

A blog post about a fun beat passing game for elementary music.

Here's a BIG list (with step-by-step instructions) of elementary music games for all ages including your hard-to-please older students.

Fun and educational activities to engage kids with music! 40 DIY musical instruments and music crafts plus activities for kids of all ages!

A fun new music composition game to get beginning piano students excited about creating (while reviewing music theory in the process)!

Free and fun elements of music coloring pages and printables at Classroom Doodles from Doodle Art Alley

Use these simple rhythm cards to establish routine and improve rhythm and steady beat skills in your music classroom. In music education the simplest ideas are the best. Your students will thank you for adding this activity to your music routine.

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How to play the rhythm chairs game with rules, sequence, and how to play both competitively and collaboratively. Such a fun game for elementary music!

Need a fun rhythm game? Use Shark Attack in your elementary music classroom to keep kids engaged and interested.

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…