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, with each chair representing one beat. Level three rhythms include half notes, quarter rests, quarter notes, and barred eighth notes.

 

⚠️ Available in Google Slides & PowerPoint ⚠️

 

⚠️ Slideshow must be in presentation mode for the audio to work ⚠️

 

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►MAIN CONTENT (PPT & Google Slides Link)

• Easy-to-navigate clickable menu
• Game explanation & rules
• Instructions for a two-team game
• Instructions for a collaborative game
• Game slides with quarter rests, quarter notes, barred eighth notes, and half notes with audio
• Bonus round (8-beat patterns) with audio
• Directions with link to blog post

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►IDEAS FOR USE

• No chairs in your classroom? No problem! Use sit-spots, carpet squares, hula hoops, or even taped-off squares will work!
• Play collaboratively and keep score to create a competition among grade levels using a sports-themed bracket system.
• If a student isn’t able to play the physical parts of the game, have them be the referee to keep score and play the audio at the end of each turn.
• Change it up by asking students to clap the rhythm or play it on a rhythm instrument.
• Use the level one game as a review for older grades at the beginning of the year.

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RELATED PRODUCTS YOU’LL LOVE

• Rhythm Chairs Bundle
• Rhythm Chairs Level One: quarter and eighth notes
• Rhythm Chairs Level Two: quarter rest
• Rhythm Chairs Level Three: half note
• Rhythm Chairs Level Four: barred sixteenth notes
• Rhythm Chairs 6/8
• Rhythm Chairs Game: changing meters

 

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