Less than $5 Music Composition Games (by date, oldest first)

This Guitar Chord Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the season of Summer! 

Memory games are a quick and fun way to review and simple concepts such as the names of Guitar Chords! This game features cards for 6 popular guitar chords for beginners to work on their chord name memorization. These Chords are: C Major, D Major, G Major, E Minor A Minor, and A7.

For each chord, we've included the Chord Boxes, Chord Name, AND we've even included a page of answer cards for students to use the cards at home or to use as a self-checking assessment activity in classes and lessons.

The pages included in this resource are:

1. Chord Box Card Fronts
2. Card Backs
3. Chord Name Card Fronts
4. Card Backs
5. Answer Card Fronts
6. Card Backs

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Did you know you can earn TeachShare credit for reviewing and rating resources?! It's true! After you've purchased and used this resource, be sure to come back to share your feedback and you can receive TPT credit to use for future purchases!

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-GCMS-DG

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Make composing and songwriting as easy as a spin!

This four-section spinner is completely blank so you can write in the choices students have when composing. Sections can be anything from notes, chords, or roman numerals.

You are welcome to make as many copies as needed for your students and classes. For durability and longevity, you are also welcome to laminate the copies and use a dry-erase marker so you can use the spinner over and over again! 

Be on the lookout for more of these spinners with dedicated spaces to use with all of your music students. If you enjoy using this resource, please be sure to give it a rating and a review!

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This Ukulele Chord Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Valentine's season! 

Included in this game are 12 cards - 6 common chords: C Major, F Major, G Major, A Minor, E Minor and D7 - and cards with the name of the chord on the back. There are also cardbacks to help hide the chord and the chord names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-UMGH-DG

© 2024 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Guitar Chord Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Valentine's season! 

Memory games are a quick and fun way to review and simple concepts such as the names of Guitar Chords! This game features cards for 6 popular guitar chords for beginners to work on their chord name memorization. These Chords are: C Major, D Major, G Major, E Minor A Minor, and A7.

For each chord, we've included the Chord Boxes, Chord Name, AND we've even included a page of answer cards for students to use the cards at home or to use as a self-checking assessment activity in classes and lessons.

The pages included in this resource are:

1. Chord Box Card Fronts
2. Card Backs
3. Chord Name Card Fronts
4. Card Backs
5. Answer Card Fronts
6. Card Backs

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Did you know you can earn TeachShare credit for reviewing and rating resources?! It's true! After you've purchased and used this resource, be sure to come back to share your feedback and you can receive TPT credit to use for future purchases!

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-GCMH-DG

© 2024 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Ukulele Chord Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Christmas season! 

Included in this game are 12 cards - 6 common chords: C Major, F Major, G Major, A Minor, E Minor and D7 - and cards with the name of the chord on the back. There are also cardbacks to help hide the chord and the chord names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-UCMG-DG

© 2023 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Keyboard Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your beginners during the Valentines season! 

Included in this game are 24 cards - every key in one octave with the enharmonics on the black keys. There are also card backs to help hide the keyboards and the key names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-KBMH-DG

© 2024 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Keyboard Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your beginners during the Christmas season! 

Included in this game are 24 cards - every key in one octave with the enharmonics on the black keys. There are also card backs to help hide the keyboards and the key names! You can also use these as an identification game. There is also a set of cards with the answers on them so you can use this as a self-checking assessment for your students!

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-KBMG-DG

© 2024 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

This Ukulele TAB Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Christmas season! 

Included in this game are 24 cards - TABS in one octave with two flat notes and two sharp notes. There are also card backs to help hide the TAB and the note names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-UTMG-DG

© 2023 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Test your student's luck by playing the Lucky Clovers matching game. Just like a regular matching game, the object is to match a term to its appropriate symbol. The term is on one half of the clover, and the symbol is on the other half. Lucky Clovers can also be used as a memory game as well. Since the document is mostly black and white, I highly suggest these sheets be printed on green paper - copy paper or cardstock and then laminated for durability.

The newest sensation, "Write the Room" has an athletic twist to surely get your 4th and 5th grade boys engaged too as we present to you an NFL Notation version of the popular game!

In Write the Room, students will all receive a sheet of paper with 9 answer boxes with an NFL logo representing each box. There will be 9 sheets (placed strategically around the room by you!) that students will have to find and write the rhythm down that accompanies that logo. Once all 9 answers are completed, they will show to you to verify that all rhythms are correct!

To play:

• Print the "Write the Room" NFL master file to 5 sheets and cut along the dotted lines. Place these anywhere you wish around the room (and of course, the level of difficulty of where to place it is COMPLETELY up to you!)
• Print a class set of the "Write the Room" NFL Student Answer sheets (it's okay if it's not in color, it can be in black and white or grayscale, the students will know the teams by heart!)
• Make sure everyone has something to write with it and... GO!

Play some music in the background and have the kids roam around the room as fast as they can. Neatness counts! :D

How do you find a winner? Up to you! Top 3, Top 5, best handwriting, fastest pair, fastest group, up to you!

Have a great time with this!

The newest sensation, "Write the Room" has an 8-bit twist as we present to you a MINECRAFT Notation version of the popular game!

In Write the Room, students will all receive a sheet of paper with 9 answer boxes with a Minecraft character representing each box. There will be 9 sheets (placed strategically around the room by you!) that students will have to find and write the rhythm down that accompanies that character. Once all 9 answers are completed, they will show to you to verify that all rhythms are correct!

To play:

• Print the "Write the Room" Minecraft master file to 5 sheets and cut along the dotted lines. Place these anywhere you wish around the room (and of course, the level of difficulty of where to place it is COMPLETELY up to you!)
• Print a class set of the "Write the Room" Minecraft Student Answer sheets (it's okay if it's not in color, it can be in black and white or grayscale, the students will know the characters by heart!)
• Make sure everyone has something to write with it and... GO!

Play some music in the background and have the kids roam around the room as fast as they can. Neatness counts! :D

How do you find a winner? Up to you! Top 3, Top 5, best handwriting, fastest pair, fastest group, up to you!

Have a great time with this!

RHYTHM FOUR CORNERS!

· To play Four Corners, ensure all students understand quarter notes, eighth note pairs, half notes, and quarter rests.

· Number each side of the room 1, 2, 3, and 4 (or alternatively, color code it green, blue, red, or purple with floor tape)

· They will hear a 9 second timer. Students will have a chance to walk to one of four corners and stay there for the duration of the round.

· On the next slide, the rhythms will appear in each corner and you will play back one of four the rhythms (provided on the Teacher Guide powerpoint). You can use that or you can play a rhythm of your choice (up to you!)

· The students will have to guess which rhythm the teacher played by showing it with their fingers (1, 2, 3, or 4)

· The teacher then reveals to the students which rhythm it was (#1, #2, #3 or #4) and the students who are in that corner are OUT!

· Keep repeating until no kids are left!

Included are 18 examples (you can switch it up each time and do different rhythms each time), the teacher guide, the 9 second timer embedded in the powerpoint file, and instructions

Bring the fun of "Where's Waldo?" into music class with "Where's Notation?"!

Students will see squares with a single quarter note positioned on the treble clef staff (E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E, and F) and will be asked "Where's __?" (Where's C? Where's E? etc...).

Students will have to work to quickly find the letter on the board (either time limited, group vs group, individual vs individual, however you'd like it!)

As soon as they find it, illuminate the box by pressing the advance button on the slide!

Round 1 has 8 boxes
Round 2 has 10 boxes

Round 3 has 23 boxes (phew!)

Have a great time with this!

This one will get the kids on their edge of their seats!

You will need 1 thing for this particular game:

• A sticky suction cup ball (or maybe a soft squishy ball)

The students will see a rhythm at the bottom of their screen and memorize the rhythm or say it back in their head (just make sure the rhythm is not spoken out loud). They will then hear a musical example of an endless loop of rhythms separated by 4 beats each in between rhythms. (Teacher will click the speaker icon to play)

Take a listen...

....

....

One of the rhythms will be the rhythm that is on the screen. AS SOON AS THEY HEAR THAT RHYTHM, they throw their suction cup ball at the target. The first kid who gets it correct is the winner (and make sure you advance the slide to make the target turn green) :)

Obviously, we cannot play this as a class because of

1. The amount of suction cup balls tossed at the screen would be insane

2. Boys vs Girls would be a bit more competitive and only two balls would be launched at once

If you don't have a whiteboard/projection screen, you can alternatively have the students raise their hand when they hear it and choose the kid who has their hand up the fastest.

Quarter Notes, Eighth Note pairs, and Quarter Rests are covered in this lesson.

Have a great time with this fast paced game!

Something that'll satisfy your caffeine fix and your students understanding and mastery of rhythm!

In Rhythm Espresso, students will see an assortment of 10 famous beverages (by national coffee chains, of course) and accompanying coffee logos with rhythms in them. One of the rhythms match the rhythmic syllabes said in the beverage name.

Have your students select the rhythm they believe to be correct, advance the slide, and the correct rhythm will illuminate green!

Works well with boys vs girls, team vs team, individually, or even as a distance learning activity!

The purpose of Rhythm War is to learn, understand, and identify rhythms upon seeing them!

Everyone will receive approximately 10 rhythm cards (printed and cut by the teacher, all rhythms included in separate quarter note, half note, whole note, fermata, and whole rest PDF documents!). Students will be then put into groups of 3, 4, or 5, scattered throughout the room around hula hoops.

Each student will sit around the hula hoop and the inside of the hula hoop will be the “playing area”. Students will count down “1-2-HIT!” and the students will take the top card from their stack of cards and put it in the middle ring.

Just like the game “WAR”, whoever has the HIGHEST NOTE VALUE, gets to collect everyone’s cards…

The students who run out of cards is out, and the students at the end who have the most win rhythm war

Being able to identify rhythms being played is a key essential in any music classroom. How'd you like to make it extra challenging, partner?

In Rhythm Roundup, you'll have a variety of 1, 2, or 3 beat rhythms on the screen of all various notation (quarter, eighths, sixteenth, and rests). A musical example will be played and your little cowpokes will have to identify which rhythm is being played. Tap the right answer and it will illuminate green (all you need to do is advance the powerpoint or PDF!)

Included are 17 different music examples and tons of challenging rhythms to get your kids to think what they heard and line it up with what they see!

Make learning note names and their locations on the piano fun with Piano Bingo! This engaging activity is perfect for helping students begin to connect notes on the staff with their corresponding keys on the piano.

What’s Included:

• 6 Bingo Cards:
  • 2 Cards with Treble Clef, Piano, and Rhythm/Vocab: One with 25 spaces and one with 16 spaces.
  • 2 Cards with Bass Clef, Piano, and Rhythm/Vocab: One with 25 spaces and one with 16 spaces.
  • 2 Cards with Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Piano, and Rhythm/Vocab: One with 25 spaces and one with 16 spaces.

How It Works:

• Fill in the Blanks: Students fill in the blank spaces on their Bingo cards with note names, piano keys, or rhythm durations, based on the teacher's prompts.
• Play Bingo: The teacher calls out notes, piano keys, or rhythms, and students mark their cards. The first to get a line, full house, or pattern wins!
• Reinforce Learning: This activity reinforces the connection between the notes on the staff and their corresponding keys on the piano, while also helping students practice rhythm recognition.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Interactive Learning: Turns note identification and piano key location into a fun, interactive game.
• Flexible Use: The variety of cards allows for different combinations of treble clef, bass clef, piano keys, and rhythms, and vocab words making it adaptable for various learning levels.
• Engaging for All Ages: Suitable for beginners and young students who are just starting to learn how to read music and identify notes on the piano.

Perfect for:

• Piano Teachers: A fun way to reinforce note reading and piano key identification in lessons or group classes.
• Classroom Use: Great for music teachers looking to add a hands-on, engaging activity to their curriculum.
• Practice at Home: Parents can use this as a fun tool to support their child’s music education at home.

Bring excitement to learning note names and piano key locations with Piano Bingo!