Piano Game Resource List by Concept & Level

It's not all black and white...a colorful approach to teaching!

I love playing games with my students and have accumulated quite a few over the years.  I love using them as quick lesson starters, group lesson fun or as a "treat" at the end of the lesson if we have a few minutes to spare.  Unfortunately some of them get "lost in the cabinet."   In an effort to better utilize all of my games, I've created this leveled game resource list with links to the sources so I can refresh on how to play them if needed.   I like how it makes it easier for me to browse my games by concept (notereading, rhythm, intervals, terms, etc.) and select the perfect match for my student's private lesson or group lessons.

If you have any other favorites that are not on the list, please let me know in the comments!
The levels correspond roughly with the concepts of Hal Leonard Method Books (1-5) and/or the Music Progressions Curriculum which I use as a framework for the order of my curriculum.

Music Alphabet, Piano Key Names

• HPN  Fast Hands (1)
• PN Alphabet Trail (1)
• PN Keyboard Note Cards  (1)
• PN Music Alphabet Cards (1)
• PN Flashcard BINGO (1)
• SP Snowflake/Shamrock Keys (1-2)
• SP Cover the Keys (1)

Note Reading

• HPN Piano Snackmats (1-3)
• LMS Candyland (1-3)
• PN Grand Staff Twister  (1-3)
• PN Toss-A-Note  (1-3)
• HPN Grand Staff Sorry Sliders (1-4)
• PN Flashcard BINGO (1-4)
• SNS Grandstaff Uno (1-4)
• SP Staff Skittles (1-3)
• LMS  Tic Tac Toe (1-4) or HPS Don't Eat the Poison Pumpkin
• TPT Heave Ho-Ho-Ho (2-4)
• SP Note FlySwat (1-5)
• HPN Slalom Note Spelling Bee (2-5) using PN Music Alphabet Word Cards  
• SP Steal a Heart(4-6)

Musical Terms, Symbols

• PN Simon Says Symbols (1-3)
• PN Over the Edge (Rhythm Symbols Version) (1-2)
• PN Note and Rest Memory Cards (1-2)
• PN Dynamic Memory Cards  (1-3)
• HPN Tie Track Slur Slope (2-4)
• PN Symbol Memory Cards Set #1  (3-4)
• PN Symbol Memory Cards Set #2  (3-4)
• SP Music Bingo (1-3)
• SP Musical Christmas Lights (1-4)
• SP Silly Sentences (Manner of the Music Term) (2-5)
• MMF Call It (3-5)
• AIM Term Matchups (1-5) 
• MMF Musical 20 ?s (1-5)

Rhythm

• SP Quarter Note Hunt (1)
• SP Rhythm Memory (1)
• SP RhythmFish (1)$
• HPS Teacher May I Build  Measure (1)
• SNS Mitten Match (1-5)$
• SP Counting Up the Mountain (1)
• SP Rhythm Round About (1)
• SP Bats & Cats (1)
• MMF Who's the Leader (1-5)
• Pumpkin/Candy Bar Rhythms Trick or Treat (1-3)
• Rhythm Addition (1-2)
• PN Build a Measure (1-4)
• CIMP Bang Rhythms (1-3)
• NM Rally with Rhythms (3)
• PN Somethings Missing (3-4)
• Lego Rhythm Construction Race with LMS Rhythm Flashcards (1-5)
• LMS Musical Yahtzee (4-5)

Whole/Half Step, Accidentals, Enharmonics

• PN Crazy Keys (1-2)
• PN Whole Step-Half Step Sprint (1-2)
• PN Lonely Note (2)
• PN Sharp and Flat Memory Cards  (2)
• Accidental Placement Worksheet (2)
• SP Don't Swipe My Sharp (2) 
• PA Enharmonic Snap (2)
• PN Accidental Adventure (2-3)

Intervals

• SP Step Skipping Along (1)
• HPS M&Ms Stepping up the Staff (1)
• PN Step and Skip Race for Staff or Keyboard (1)
• PN Floor Staff Hockey  (2-3)
• PN Interval Towers – Elementary Level (2-4)
• PN Interval Word Race (2-4)
• NM Musical Interval Sorry *(2-4)
• SP Interval Bingo (2-4)
• PN Over the Edge (Interval Version) (2-4)
• Interval Memory Cards (3-way match) (2-4)
• PA Interval Octopus (2-4) 
• PN Interval Towers – Intermediate Level (5+)
• Interval Identification Worksheet (Major, minor & Perfect) (6-7)
• Interval Construction Worksheet (Major, minor & Perfect) (6-7)

Ear Training

• CIMP Rainy Rhythm Short/Long* (1)
• CIMP Rhythm Magnet (1-3)
• TS High & Low (1)
• TS Piano Snack Mats Fast/Slow, Short/Long(1)
• PA Major Minor Match (2-3)
• HPN Interval Race (3-5) no printable

Stem Placement

• PN Simple Stems (3)
• PA Quirky Birds (3)
• Pyramid Race Ear Training and Improv.com (3)
• CK Note Stem Smash (3-5)

Chords

• NM Curvy Chords*  (4-5)
• LMS Go Fish Tonic Triads* (4-6)
• PN Tasty Triads (5-7)
• MMF Chord Building (5-6) 
• PN Connect-a-Chord (7)

Scales

• PN Scale Step Manipulative Cards (4)
• SP Whole Half Step Game (3-5) 
• MMF Sing it! Play it! Write it! (3-5)

Key Signatures

• SP 9 Keys (5)
• PN Dizzy Fifths Spinner Game (5-7)
• NM Musical Sequence (5-6) 
• PN Key Signature BINGO (6-7)
• PN Key Signature Memory Cards (3-way match) (6-7)

Music History

• LPS Composer Matchup (1-5)
• HPN Composer Fruit Basket (1-5)

Composition/Improv

• CIMP Improv/Composition Idea Cards * (1-5)
• PE Halloween Composing Game (2-5)
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Multi-Concept

• PA The Funny Farm  (1)
• NM Minute to Win it & HPS More Minute to Win It (1-5)
• PN The Really, Really Long Music Race (Multiple Concept Review)
• SP Chasing the Turkey (1-5)
• SP Save the Turkey (1-3)
• SP New Year Review (1-2)
• CIMP Adventures in Music(1-3)
• HPN Piano Cranium (1-5)
• LMS Christmas Tree Folder Game (1-5)
• HPN Musical Jenga (1-5)
• CIMP Bang (1-5) adapt by using flashcards for various concepts
• Bonus Cards (use these to turn any set of flashcards into a deck of game cards)

Thanks to all of these fabulous bloggers for generously sharing their creative ideas!
Susan Paradis.com (SP)
Pianimation by Jen Fink (PN) - No longer accessible
Color in My Piano by Joy Morin (CIMP)
Colourful Keys by Nicola Cantan (CK)
Pianoanne by Anne Crosby Gaudet (PA)
Music Matters by Natalie Wickham (MM)
Layton Music Studio by D'Net Layton (LMS)
Notable Music Studio by Sheryl Welles (NM)
Piano Escapades by Wendy Chan (PE)
Sing a New Song by Jeana Beasley (SNS)
The Teaching Studio by Jenny Boster (TS)


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