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Swat - A - Rhythm Game (& Variations)

This document describes a music game called Swat-A-Rhythm for 2-6 players where players swat rhythm or music flashcards. Players earn bug cards for correct answers and the player with the most bugs wins. Variations include swatting notes, piano keys, intervals, melodies or musical terms.

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Swat - A - Rhythm Game (& Variations)

This document describes a music game called Swat-A-Rhythm for 2-6 players where players swat rhythm or music flashcards. Players earn bug cards for correct answers and the player with the most bugs wins. Variations include swatting notes, piano keys, intervals, melodies or musical terms.

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Maria João Lopes
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Swat-­‐A-­‐Rhythm

 Game  (&  Variations)  


a  music  game  for  2-­‐6  players  
Materials:  A  fly  swatter  for  each  student,  bug  cards,  and  5-­‐8  rhythm  example  cards  (a  
pdf  of  rhythm  cards  is  available  for  purchase  at  ColorInMyPiano.com/shop).      
Gameplay:  Spread  the  rhythm  cards  out  on  the  floor,  within  reach  of  each  player.    
After  the  teacher  finishes  clapping  the  rhythm  on  one  of  the  cards,  the  first  student  
to  swat  the  correct  card  earns  a  bug  card.    The  player  with  the  most  bugs  at  the  end  
of  the  game  is  the  winner.    
Variations:    
• Swat-­‐A-­‐Note  –  The  teacher  calls  out  a  letter  of  the  musical  alphabet,  and  students  
must  swat  the  flashcard  with  the  correct  note  on  the  staff.    Or,  do  it  backwards:  
Hold  up  a  staff  note-­‐naming  flashcard,  and  students  swat  cards  that  say  A,  B,  C,  D,  
E,  F,  or  G.    
• Swat-­‐A-­‐Piano-­‐Key  –  After  the  teacher  calls  out  a  letter,  students  swat  the  

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corresponding  piano  key  flashcard.    Or,  the  teacher  holds  up  a  piano  key  flashcard  
and  students  swat  cards  that  say  A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F,  or  G.    
• Swat-­‐An-­‐Interval  –  After  the  teacher  plays  an  interval  on  the  p iano,  the  students  
swat  the  interval  card  they  heard.      
• Swat-­‐A-­‐Melody  –  Cut  a  short  piece  of  sheet  music  into  two-­‐measure  pieces.    The  
teacher  plays  random  sections  on  the  piano,  and  students  must  swat  which  two-­‐
measure  section  they  h eard.      
• Swat-­‐A-­‐Term  -­‐-­‐  After  the  teacher  reads  a  definition  of  a  musical  term,  students  
must  swat  the  card  with  the  correct  term.    

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