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Rhythm Chairs Bundle – Rhythm Games – Music Games

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The Rhythm Chairs Bundle includes all seven Rhythm Chairs games, from Level One through Level Five, plus 6/8 and changing meters. Each chair stands for one beat, and students sit in the chairs to show how many sounds are on that beat. It’s an active way for students to feel the difference between beat and rhythm.

What’s included

Each game includes:

  • A clickable menu for easy navigation
  • Game explanation and rules
  • Instructions for a two-team game and a collaborative game
  • Game slides with audio
  • A bonus round of 8-beat patterns, with audio
  • Directions for playing the game

Formats

  • PDF
  • Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.
  • PowerPoint

Important

  • The slideshow must be in presentation mode for the audio to work.

Ways to use it

  • No chairs? Use sit-spots, carpet squares, hula hoops, or taped-off squares.
  • Keep score across classes with a sports-style bracket.
  • A student who can’t join the physical part can be the referee, keep score, and play the audio after each turn.
  • Have students clap the rhythm or play it on a rhythm instrument.
  • Use the earlier levels as a beginning-of-year review for older grades.
  • To turn the game into a composing activity, pair it with the Rhythm Chairs Printable Manipulatives.

Standards (NCAS)

  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)

From the blog

This blog post explains how to play Rhythm Chairs and keep score. Read the post →

License & help

This purchase is for one teacher to use with their own students. Each teacher needs their own copy. See the full terms of sale →

Questions about downloading, printing, or Google Slides? Visit the FAQ →

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Original price was: $25.75.Current price is: $20.60.

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Rhythm Chairs Level One: quarter and eighth notes - rhythm games - music

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs Level Two: quarter rest - rhythm games - quarter rest games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs Level Three: half note - rhythm games - half note games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs Level Four: barred sixteenth notes - rhythm games - sixteenth note

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs Game: changing meters - musical meters - rhythm games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in the chairs to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs in compound meter - 6/8 - rhythm games - music games - six eight

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in the chairs to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs Level Five - double sixteenths with single eighths - rhythm games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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Rhythm Chairs Level One: quarter and eighth notes - rhythm games - music

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
1

Rhythm Chairs Level Two: quarter rest - rhythm games - quarter rest games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
1

Rhythm Chairs Level Three: half note - rhythm games - half note games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
1

Rhythm Chairs Level Four: barred sixteenth notes - rhythm games - sixteenth note

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
1

Rhythm Chairs Game: changing meters - musical meters - rhythm games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in the chairs to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
1

Rhythm Chairs in compound meter - 6/8 - rhythm games - music games - six eight

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in the chairs to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
1

Rhythm Chairs Level Five - double sixteenths with single eighths - rhythm games

The Rhythm Chairs Game is a physically active and engaging way to teach students beat versus rhythm in elementary or middle school music. Students sit in chairs (or other place-marker) to show how many sounds are on each beat. A fun and interactive way to emphasize the lesson learned in class!
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119 reviews for Rhythm Chairs Bundle – Rhythm Games – Music Games

  1. chase P. –

    I LOVE this resource. It takes a second for the students to catch on to the rules as far as how many kiddos sit where, but they love whenever we play and its a great way to teach how some notes are multiple sounds playing on only one beat which was a concept I was having a hard time getting across.

    My one wish is that after half-notes, before we move on to sixteenths, that we had dotted half notes and whole notes! We learn these first in my 4th and 5th grade groups because they play recorder. Plus I think they would find it hilarious for a single student to half to lay across 4 chairs haha.

    Hope to see some new levels with these notes in the future!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Hi Chase, thanks for the suggestion. I will keep that in mind for future games!

  2. The Digital Kodaly Classroom –

    This is a great game for practicing rhythms in class!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  3. Charlotte L. –

    My students really love rhythm chairs! They constantly need to move and this is the perfect resource to review and to learn about rhythms.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Movement is so important! Thanks for the great review 🙂

  4. Reza F. –

    Perfect activity to engage tired students after testing.

  5. Chani L. –

    My 4th and 5th graders especially loved this! It’s an excellent way to reinforce that there can be multiple sounds on a beat. They had so much fun with it and I loved that I didn’t need to prepare any slides for the game, I had everything I needed. Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much for the review Chani! I recently added level 5 to the bundle, and you should be able to download that for free under “my purchases”.

  6. lorrie dodson –

    I used this with 5th grade and they loved it. Was able to incorporate instruments as well.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I love that you incorporated instruments! Thanks for the review.

  7. Megan R. –

    A great game for reviewing and solidifying rhythmic concepts with all of my students! I have made my own version of this in the past, but having ready-made slides at my disposal has been incredibly helpful. Thank you for taking the time to create and share with us!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much! Please check back soon, because I’m in the process of updating all of my games so that they include audio. Once I’ve posted the updates, you can download them for free under your purchases.

  8. Miki N. –

    Such a fun game to play for music class that also helps you visually assess student’s reading

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  9. Autumn M. –

    This is a great way to help students understand the concept of rhythm.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  10. Hannah H. –

    Great resource for visualizing beat vs rhythm.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  11. Jill B. –

    My fourth and fifth grade students love playing this game at the end of class.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  12. Brianna P. –

    My students had so much fun with this game! They were getting so competitive with it but at the same time they were having so much fun. Thank you!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m thrilled that your students enjoyed it!

  13. Amy W. –

    We had always played beat chairs so having this visual took the place of playing it together in the same room. Once we were back in person again, I could use these as a demonstration of how our physical game would work. Really useful!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  14. Sheri P. –

    Loved this! Used it to see if they remembered things from last school year!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Sounds like a great idea for review! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  15. Sherry’s Musical Thoughts and Dreams –

    This resource was a great visual learning tool to help students understand the difference between the length of various notes and rests. The were highly engaged and LOVED the game!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome! I love that they enjoyed the game. Thanks so much for the feedback!

  16. Karyn M. –

    My students love this game! Thanks for creating.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m glad they enjoy it! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  17. Jeremie B. –

    Students loved this activity! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  18. Elizabeth O. –

    Great way to reinforce rhythm vs. beat.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  19. Brianna Pylant –

    This is a great resource if you are looking for something engaging that allows for movement and can be adapted to suit your social distancing needs. For my class, instead of using chairs I used sit spots and had students face away from each other if they were creating more than one sound on a beat. For 16th notes, I had two students raising their hands to represent 4 sounds instead of squeezing 4 people into a small space. This resource has allowed me to keep music fun while also teaching important concepts during this challenging time.

    I did notice a simple mistake on the “Changing Meter” game. On slide 22, when practicing how many chairs are needed for 3/4 time, it shows 3 chair but states that the correct answer is 4. This is the only mistake I’ve noticed so far but I just wanted to let you know!

    Thank you for providing such a great resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Hi Brianna, I love the modifications you did for this game. Thanks for sharing! Also, I just fixed the typo you mentioned and you can now download the updated version. You can find it under “my purchases”. Thanks again for sharing your tips on how to play while social distancing!

  20. Rebecca L. –

    This is so great! A fun game and a great way to show how the rhythms work with the various beats. I’ve done a game similar to this in the past, but having it on the board was really helpful for the students to visualize the beats and rhythms!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you for the thorough and meaningful feedback. I really appreciate it!

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