Make up a series of large cards with a music notes or symbols that the class are currently learning, and tape them to a series of buckets. Then set the buckets up in front of the class and make a line with tape on the floor about five (5) feet from the buckets or
Using manuscript on a whiteboard draw up notes that spell out a word: (eg. “edge”, “dad”, “face”, “cabbage” etc..) one point is first allocated to a student or team who correctly identifies the word. Then you can get the students to ‘play’ the word on an instrument. The first to accurately play the notes in
One of the most fun activities my students love is playing “Note Races.” What you do is go outside to the parking lot (one with no or very little traffic) or any area that is paved or cement. Then, I have a few students draw five manuscript lines about 6-8 feet long with about 2-3 feet