games that teach korcos 2011 elizabeth caldwell (seoul foreign school)
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GAMES THAT TEACH
KORCOS 2011
Elizabeth Caldwell (Seoul Foreign School)
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
A LOT
Anything can become a “game” if you present it that
way- for children, a game tends to be active, it has rules,
and people are “out” or penalized for not doing well.
For older students, a “game” is much more attractive
than a “dance”. For younger students, a “game” is much
more attractive than an “assessment”.
RHYTHMIC NOTATION
Spell The Word : show a set of rhythms on the board, each
measure labeled with a letter, spell words by clapping rhythms
in different orders without pause.
Rhythm Battle : show class one measure at a time (flashcards
or SmartBoard), clap rhythms successively with the beat of the
music.
Forbidden Rhythm : show/teach one rhythm pattern, students
echo rhythmic patterns unless it is the “forbidden” one.
Who Has…? : each student gets a card with 2
rhythms- one “theirs” and one “question”, say “I
have a _____, who has a _____?”
Pizza Rhythms : choose toppings, size, crust names
and perform those rhythms (variation- ice cream
sundaes)
SOLFEGE
Salami Game : students echo 3-note patterns
unless it is sol-la-mi (extensions- with hand signs, no
syllable; no hands, no syllable; other patterns; longer
patterns containing sol-la-mi)
Mystery Tune : students identify the notes on the
board, solfege names on the board, pattern shown by
teacher’s hand signs
INSTRUMENTS
Recorder Fingerings : students race to place tokens on drawing
of recorder for covered holes of note name that is called
Mallet Baseball : “batter” faces away from “pitcher”, who plays
C and then another note, “batter” gets bases according to how
many tries it takes to match
Ring Around Percussion : students sit in circle, each with
different percussion instrument in front of them, play for 10
seconds, then stand up and move to next instrument (out if play
incorrectly)
MOVEMENT
That’s The Beat : follow teacher’s movements to keep the
steady beat with music (extension: students take turns leading)
Disco Duel : students follow cards on board to move with the
beat, counting 8 for each motion, in canon with other teams
Every Bunny Rabbit : one student moves one body part with
beat while others copy and sing “Every Bunny Rabbit” song
and fill in last word with body part that is moved
4-Square : 4 students stand in diamond shape facing same
direction, person at front leads dance moves, turns to left when
ready to switch, keep rotating until song is over
Going Downtown : students stand in 2 rows, one from each row
goes down between rows while one copies the other’s movement
Show Me : students close eyes and “show the music” with their
bodies- high vs. low, loud vs. soft, tone colors, mood, fast vs. slow
etc.
TRIVIA
Bingo : each square contains picture of instrument,
rhythmic notation, solfege pattern, composer picture,
country map etc.
Jeopardy : teams answer questions to earn points
Race : one student from each team goes to board, race to
write correct answer
Baseball : correct answer gets base hit, extension
questions get additional bases
MISCELLANEOUS
John The Rabbit : students sing “oh yes” after each line
(extensions: students sing into “microphone”, only sing with
“mic”)
Apple Tree : students sing “Apple Tree”, fall asleep, wake up
when hear singing voice (extension: student does voices)
Clef Stories : write stories with some words spelled in note letter
names (extension: audience tries to guess words by listening)
Ms. Julie Ann Johnson : make story to sing with class
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