Orchestra Classroom

This is a great review game to play with your orchestra class (or any other class - you would just have to think of new 'dares' appropriate to your class setting). Once students have learned their concert pieces, you can have some fun and play this game to get students to focus even better on their playing and work as a team. The game is simple. Divide students into teams. I divide my orchestra class by section. (1 violin, 2 violin, viola, cello/bass) Each teams picks a captain who is the sp

Need a game that involves the entire class? This one is perfect! I like to play games with my classes, but I don't like it when only a few get to participate in the fun. This game is also called reverse charades is and very easy to play. Just project the .ppt (powerpoint) slides on your screen, divide the class into 2 teams, and have teams select one person to come to the front with their backs to the screen. You show the word on the next slides and groups act out the word while the person

Students LOVE practicing rhythms with this fun tennis game. Super simple to play. Divide into 2 teams. Team 1 serves by clapping (or pizz.) the rhythm that bounces on the screen on a tennis ball. If they are correct (all team members accurately perform the rhythm), the ball moves to the next team like a tennis rally. If team 2 misses the next rhythm, team 1 gets a point. If team 2 performs the rhythm correctly, the ball moved to team 1, etc. It gets very intense when the class gets a rally go

PowerPoint presentation for teaching beginning string students how to NOT break a string. See a blog post about how I use this presentation in my classroom: http://orchestrateacher.blogspot.com/2017/04/how-to-teach-students-to-tune-in.html

Fun orchestra rehearsal game in the style of 'Monsters, inc.' Click on the numbers above each door to reveal each challenge. Students get points for playing correctly and completing each challenge. This Powerpoint is customizable. Change the text behind each door to fit for your pieces/curriculum.

Quick easy activity to help students focus while practicing the D scale. This is a Powerpoint with notes of the D scale. While presenting, click on a box to make a note disappear and become a rest. Students have to keep track of which notes to play while not accidentally playing during a rest. This helps students pay attention more carefully while warming up with the D scale. Great activity for helping students focus on counting. Also works well for teaching beginners tricky fingerings that