Music Note Identification Game 


After searching the internet, trying to research educational music games that would benefit my 4th and 5th grade students, I came across a great website that contained numerous activities for my classroom. The one game that I use the most is a simple activity that helps my students maintain their knowledge of the notes on the Treble and Bass clef. The students and I play this game roughly every other music class (I see them once a week). We play on the Smart Board and the students are split up into two teams. The object of the game is to get as many note names correct as you can before the 2 minutes are up. The game contains a large staff with either the Treble or Bass clef, and notes will pop up on the lines and spaces. The letter names of the notes are below in big circles. The students will each have a turn to correctly choose the letter name that correlates to the note on the staff. When they click the answer, they go to the end of the line. We see how many points they can receive after the two minutes are over.

I found this game to be not only extremely beneficial for their knowledge of the note names, but it also creates a fun environment that elementary students desire and need in their classroom. We usually play this game during the last 5 minutes of class. The students become very excited when they hear that we will be playing the game at the end of class, but only if they are respectful and they participate during the other classroom activities.

I found that this music note identification game also creates a bond between the students because they are working in teams. I allow them to help their teammates by not simply just giving them the answers, but by helping their peers figure the answer out on their own. Overall, this game is wonderful for the age group that I am teaching. I would encourage all music teachers to take the time to review this game to see if it can be beneficial in their classroom!

Here is the link: http://musicteachersgames.com/trebleClefOne