Friday, July 7, 2023

Theta Ear Training Games Organized by Concept and Level

Ear Training Online Games

Click the colored links below to play ear training games on Theta Music Trainer and sharpen your abilities to play by ear, and dictate melodies and rhythms.
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5

Scales/Interval Ear Training

Click the links to access Theta Ear Training games that help you practice identifying scale notes Do(1), Re(2), Mi(3).

Paddle Tones- What scale note did you hear? Do(1), Re(2), Mi(3) etc.

Tone Drops- What scale note did you hear? Do(1), Re(2), Mi(3) etc.

Three Tones- Can you play the melodic pattern you heard (3 notes)?


Melodic Drops- Hear notes played separately. Identify the interval.

Parrot Phrases - Can you play the melodic pattern you heard from a 1-octave scale?

Tonal Recall - Can you match the pitches in the sound memory game? Hint: Watch the squares as the scale is played at the beginning to try and remember where scale pitches are like Do(1), Re(2), Mi(3) etc.


Harmonic Balloons- Hear notes played at the same time. Identify the interval.

Number Blaster - Practice identifying scale tones and chord symbols. Tip: scale tones are labeled with numbers (1,2,3,4,5, etc.) and chords are labeled with Roman numerals (I, ii, iii, IV, V, etc.).

Chords Ear Training

Flash Cadences - Click the link to play a game to review cadences. Hint: Perfect Authentic Cadences end with the tonic (1st note of the scale) in the melody and as the root of the bass.

Speaker Chords - Identify which chord you hear in the progressions (I, IV, & V Chord ).

Rhythmic Dictation

Flash Rhythms - Practice identifying the matching rhythm pattern that you hear.

Rhythm Puzzles - Click the link to play Rhythm Puzzles and select the matching rhythm measure that you hear. Hint: You'll hear the metronome click on the rests. 




Free Printable Music Jeopardy and Timeline- 4 Musical Eras

4 Musical Eras of Keyboard Music.

As you watch the video below, draw pictures on your music era timeline to represent unique facts about the music in each of the 4 musical eras. 


Musical Eras and Characteristics

Medevial:

Renaissance: 1:30 What is polyphony?

Baroque: 2:34 What is counterpoint?

Classical:4:00  What is homophonic?

Romantic: 5:00 How is Romantic music different from classical?

Contemporary/Modern: 6:04  What is dissonance?

Music Jeopardy: Music History Eras

Review the music era facts you have learned by playing this Free Music Jeopardy Printable Game with a group.

Musical Things Baroque Period


Thursday, July 6, 2023

Baroque Era Music

 Choose a video below to learn more about the Baroque Era of Music.
Musical Things Baroque



Fill out your musical timeline including 3 composers and 3 facts about Baroque music.


Additional Resources About Baroque Music
Leila Viss Get Inspired: Go Baroque! - Videos, Games
Chrissy Ricker Baroque Period - Biographies, Listening Activities, Sheet Music

Eighth Note Rhythm Videos and Games for Piano Teaching

Rhythm-tapping videos are a great way to introduce music students to new rhythm patterns in private or group lessons. They can focus on hearing, seeing, and feeling the rhythms before adding the complexity of also playing correct pitches on the instrument.

Eighth Note Rhythm Tapping Videos

 Musical Minds Tingalayo

Count, Tap Clap, or Stamp along with each rhythm sample in the videos.
Remember to count aloud using the smallest note pattern found in each example. 
Quarters: 1,2,3,4
Eighths: 1 & 2 &, etc.

Musical Minds: Quarter, Half, Eighth Notes and Rests


Watch this video to learn how to count single eighth notes and rests.


Eighth Note Rhythm Games

Click the link to practice rhythm dictation. You can adjust the difficulty by choosing from different types of notes (quarter, half, whole, eighth).
Click the rhythm pattern that you hear. It may help to echo the rhythm bug language that you hear  (quarter=bug, 2eighths=beetle).
TPT Don't Catch Cats - This fun free printable Eighth Note Ear Training game is great for private or group lessons.

Eighth Note Improvisation

Creative Challenge: Watch Create First Agree to Disagree Duet and Solo. Then create melodies in your right hand that include eighth notes and quarter notes while your L.H. plays the steady quarter note beat.



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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Intermediate Rhythm Videos for Piano Teaching: Dotted Quarters, Sixteenths & 6/8 Time

Rhythm tapping videos are great tools to introduce music students to new rhythm patterns in private or group lessons. They can focus on hearing, seeing, and feeling the rhythms before adding the complexity of also playing correct pitches on the instrument.

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Classics for Kids Composer Podcasts and Coloring Pages

Introducing Children to Composers and Music Styles

The Classics for Kids Podcast links below help music students learn more about the composers of their pieces and various musical styles and forms. I love how they include interesting kid-friendly facts about composers with music samples intertwined throughout brief episodes that are less than 5 minutes.

Piano One Octave Major Scales Song + Reminder Videos

Learning scales in music lessons is like learning sight words in reading. When you can easily recognize the repeating patterns in music, you can learn pieces more quickly, and also open the door to the fun freedom of improvising.