Make Kids Love Music through Music Theory Games

Learning musical terminology like Andante and Leggerio is like literally like learning a foreign language, but they are of extreme importance in music as they explain how a piece of music is to be played. Children struggle to learn them while teachers are constantly on the look-out for new ideas to make the learning of something so incredibly boring that bit easier.

School children nowadays know more about modern technology than the older generations ever did. Practically every schoolchild has their own personal mobile phone which they use to text message their friends, and this ability can be utilized in the classroom by the canny music teacher. No longer need children sit bored and fidgety in a dull music class, they can now take an active part in a class-orientated game that they will thoroughly enjoy. Music theory games have been developed from the simple mobile phone, which emit a tone for each number pressed.

In addition to having a different tone beep for each number pressed, the number of times a number is hit denotes a letter of the alphabet. For example the number 3 represents the letters d, e and f and games and quizzes have been developed whereby a question is asked to which the students do not necessarily know the answer, but can be worked out by supplying an answer made up entirely of numbers as used on the mobile phone keypad, which is standardized throughout the world.

Children love these types of music theory games as they get the chance to impress their friends with their rapid fire answers of the possible sequence of letters the numbers represent. From having extrapolated the list of possible letters, they then have to work out the answer which is relatively simple for them to do. Because a game was involved in reaching the word looked for, there is more chance of them actually retaining their new found knowledge, and so we can safely say that this type of game is an invaluable tool is the learning process.