by immusic | Nov 30, 2022
Category
vocal
Age
8+
Number of participants
8-20
Duration
approx. 30 min.
Working method
Musical abilities of the trainers
1 2 3 4 5 6
Competences
- collaboration
- creativity
- attention
- concentration
- rhythm recognition
- sense of rhythm
Cooperative Vers(us)e
Creating lyrics together as a team and singing in canon.
AIM
Helps group dynamics, improves creativity and vocality.
Description
Everybody stands in the circle. The facilitator explains the task.
The participants have to figure out short lyrics.
Possible variations depending on the abilities and motivation of the groups:
– use well known songs – change the lyrics
– use only the lyrics without music, only rhythm like rap
– create your own music as well along with the lyrics
The facilitator divides the group of ~4 small groups.
The lyrics they created has to be singed as follows:
First group starts singing the first verse.
When first group finishes the first line, the second group starts singing the song from the beginning.
When second group finishes the first line, the third group starts singing the song from the beginning.
And so on…
For example:
1st group – La La LA La La – Le Le LE Le Le – Lu Lu LU Lu Lu
2nd group – La La LA La La – Le Le LE Le Le
3rd group – La La LA La La
by immusic | Nov 30, 2022
Category
rhythmic
Age
8+
Number of participants
10-30
Duration
approx. 10 min.
Working method
group work
Musical abilities of the trainers
1 2 34 5 6
Equipment and instruments
- paper, pen
- optional – any drums and rhythm instrument
Competences
- creativity
- collaboration
- attention
- concentration
- rhythm recognition
Rhythm Map
In this game sheets with special characters (any character
that are not on a classic sheet) have to be created
and performed by the team.
AIM
This is a game for improving cooperation skills and developing focus in a creative way. Creating the sheet and coming up with rhythms is a great team building exercise. By living in the rhythm create a fun atmosphere.
Description
The facilitator creates two groups and explains the task.
First group has to find out a specific rhythm pattern that the other group needs to play on their bodies or rhythm instruments. This part of the game is like a music sheet creation task: they have to capture the rhythm, however they cannot use classic notes but symbols.
For example:
instead of „ ♪ ♫ ” they can use symbol “$” and they have to explain it means: beat with your feet
or with the symbol „❤” they want the other group to clap their hands etc.
When the first group finishes, the second group performs it based on the instructions – as a music reading task.
by immusic | Nov 30, 2022
Category
vocal
Age
8+
Number of participants
8-25
Duration
approx. 15 min.
Working method
group work
Musical abilities of the trainers
1 2 3 4 5 6
Competences
- creativity
- collaboration
- attention
- concentration
- musical hearing
- rhythm recognition
Composition Game
In this game sheets with special characters – any character
that are not on a classic sheet – have to be created
and performed by the team.
AIM
This is a game for improving cooperation skills and developing focus in a creative way. Creating the sheet and coming up with a song with rhythms is a great team building exercise. By listening to the song to be performed, it adds to the fun atmosphere.
Description
The facilitator creates two groups and explains the task.
First group has to find a simple song that the other group needs to play on a music device or by heart. This part of the game is like a music sheet creation task: they have to capture the song, however they cannot use classic notes but symbols.
For example:
instead of „ ♪ ♫ ” they can use symbol “$” and they have to explain it means: sing „LA”
or with the symbol „❤” they want the other group to sing another note
etc
When the first group finishes, the second group performs it based on the instructions – as a music reading task.
by immusic | Nov 30, 2022
Category
rhythmic
Age
8+
Number of participants
10-30
Duration
approx. 10 min.
Working method
group work
Musical abilities of the trainers
12 3 4 5 6
Competences
- collaboration
- creativity
- attention
- concentration
- rhythm recognition
- sense of rhythm
We Will Rock You – President!
A playful mental focus game based on
the rhythm of We will rock you.
AIM
Helps group dynamics, improves sense of rhythm. Improves ability to focus.
Description
Everybody stands in the circle. Ideally there are 10-15 people in the group.
The facilitator explains the task.
Each participant has a name or number they have to remember based on where they stand in within the circle:
there is one who called „President”
on “President”’s left is the „Assistant”
participant on the “Assistant”’s left called “1” and the participant after “2” and this row finishes with the last group member on the right of the “President”.
Everybody start drumming the rhythm of „We will rock you by Queen”.
The method of the game is the following:
When you clap your hands you have to say your name (e.g. „President”) and in the next round of clapping your hands you say the number or name of another random participant (e.g. „4”). It means that participant No 4 has been called. Now it is time for participant No 4 to say his/her name (e.g. „4”) when clapping and during second clapping to say a number or name of another random participant.
If you say your name incorrectly or if you say your name but you wasn’t called or if you don’t say your name though you were called – meaning you are wrong – in this case, you have to change your place and move next to the President, to his right.
This means everybody (or almost) will have another number/name.
comments for facilitators
For groups where they have to get to know each other, they can plan by their real names. In this case they start with going round and everybody introducing themselves with saying their first name. And then the game starts with the same method, only in this case they have to say a real name of a team member.
by immusic | Nov 29, 2022
Category
vocal
Age
12-25
Number of participants
8-12
Duration
approx. 35 min.
Working method
Musical abilities of the trainers
1 2 3 4 5 6
Equipment
and instruments
- music player / app
to play the song
Competences
- learning and memory skill
- collaboration
- attention
- concentration
- creativity
- sense of rhythm
Charlie over the Ocean
The music game inspired by the aquatic life is suitable
and easy for those participants who are inexperienced
in music or for musicians at all levels.
AIM
The main objectives of these music activities are to introduce participants to the joy of playing and singing songs together, as well to provide some knowledge of musical experience, understanding and enjoyment.
Description
Before starting the game, the facilitator asks the young people to think of something that is in the ocean, seas. Let them use their imagination, what they want to see more closely, get to know.
The participants sing or learn the song several times so that they no longer have to concentrate on the sounds and the text during the game. When the word {blackbird} is reached in the third line of the text, everyone must replace it with the word they thought of at the beginning of the game, but it is important to keep the rhythm (e.g. speed up the syllables).
- Participants are standing in a circle, hands are clasped, and the instructor is on the outside.
- With a steady beat he/she begins walking around the outside of the circle singing the solo, echoed by the group. Don’t forget to use the words that everyone has come up with!
- On the last word, he/she taps the participant closest to him/her. Racing around the circle, if the chosen player tags the first participant before they reach the opening in the circle they win their place back and the song is sung again. If not, they become the new soloist.
Lyrics
Solo:
Charlie over the ocean,
Charlie over the sea,
Charlie caught a {blackbird}
Can’t catch me.
Group:
Charlie over the ocean, (echo)
Charlie over the sea, (echo)
Charlie caught a {blackbird} (echo)
Can’t catch me. (echo)
comments for facilitators
During the activities be care of the steady beat.
There are countless versions of these popular songs, and they have varied in lyrics and melody over the years, so you can learn any version.
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