For today’s Kahoot of the Day, we’ve chosen a learning game for budding musicians! Designed for beginners, this kahoot is a sharp way to learn to read music and build confidence sight-reading notes on the Treble Clef.
Whether they are learning to play an instrument or want to sing in the local choir, being able to sight-read music can make all the difference to your learners. But learning to read music is like learning your ABCs all over again – it takes practice and lots of repetition to recognise the notes at first glance!
simple identification of treble clef note names, without ledger lines.
Thankfully, music kahoot “Treble Clef: Line / Space names” by dksullivan makes practice fun and means music lessons will never fall flat 😉 Here’s why…
We love the clear focus of this kahoot – it’s not about learning to read music in general, it’s specifically to learn to recognise the notes on the Treble Clef. That’s it.
Having a sharp focus and well defined constraints mean that learners have a greater sense of purpose when they play, and they won’t encounter anything out of their grasp before they’re ready. Plus, they’ll be able to master the content quickly, feeling a huge sense of achievement when they do.
When learning music, being able to make quick associations between the notes and their names is hugely important. This kahoot does just that, as learners see the note, the note’s name and that all-important Treble Clef on the same screen… without other notation, symbols or instructions to distract them.
TOP TIP: Playing in Ghost Mode will really crystallize your music students’ visual associations between notes on sheet music and the note’s names… plus it’s hugely motivating for learners to beat their own previous scores. Just grab the Ghost Mode link on the Results screen or on your Create dashboard – you can play again as a group, or assign the Ghost Mode link as fun music homework.
We love how the notes in this kahoot jump around all over the Treble Clef. They’re not in any predictable order, and learners have just 10 seconds to correctly identify a note, whether it’s an “easy” note (the E, F, G straight after Middle C) or a trickier one in the next octave.
Imagine if with every question in this kahoot, music students could not only see the note and its name, but also hear that note being played! Would it help them learn to recognise notes by ear? Compose songs of their own? Land a role in the next Pitch Perfect?
To create your very own sound-enriched sight-reading music kahoot, all you need to do is:
We’d love to see (and hear!) your musical adaptations of this kahoot!
Did you try playing this kahoot with music students? Or have you adapted it to add music or chords? Tweet us @GetKahoot or stop by the Kahoot! Facebook Community to share.
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