Here are a few ideas, (Happy to hear any ideas you might have to add)
• Write a blog of experiences, levels and songs mastered
• Document the songs and artists
• Research the artists
• Create an online timeline of the different styles of music
http://www.xtimeline.com/
http://www.timerime.com/
• Explore the period of time or culture associated with each song
• Interpret the lyrics of a song
• Write lyrics for a song
• Look at music search sites
http://audiomap.tuneglue.net/
http://www.liveplasma.com/
http://musicovery.com/
• Look at different instruments
• Create a Glossary of Music terms
This site could be useful in this task
• Write a comparison between two similar games
• Write a review for the game to be published in a game magazine or blog
• Design a rubric to assess a game
• Hold a tournament between students with teams and prizes to win
• Design own rock star
• Design a Guitar
• Design a poster for a band or rock star
• Write a story about rock star
• Create a virtual tour for a rock band
• Create a comic based on a rock star
• Create your own music You can use the Audio Editor on the Aviary site
• Beat Maker ipod app
Benefits of playing Music Games:
- develop rhythm
- develop hand-eye co-ordination
- motor skills
- develop memory and indentifying skills
- music recognition
Here are a list of games:
Game Consoles:
Online Games:
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Master
There is also a range of ipod apps such as:
Guitar Rock Tour
Rock Band
3 comments:
I love these ideas. This is very creative and would appeal to most students who love music. I find it difficult to find lessons that will appeal to boys as well in my children classes. Thanks for the ideas!
Nice piece which I will pass along to my music teachers
Great ideas! All it takes is a little creativity to take something that students love and turn it into a learning opportunity. Well done! I have had my students practicing typing using a rock band type game. www.typing.weebly.com (see the games page). They love it!
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