The final e.p.i.c. Encounter (a.k.a. group class) of our e.p.i.c. practice incentive theme was last week, and our topic for the evening was intervals.
We started the class with an overview of what an interval is, then each of the students received a set of these interval worksheets to fill out and keep for their reference.
This was a helpful visual tool that launched us into an evening of fun interval activities and challenges. The hit game of the night was the “Flashcard Drop.” This ingenious idea (compliments of my creative husband!) involved us dropping note flashcards (we used this wonderful set from TCW Resources) through the slats in our deck to the patio below where the students were gathered in teams of two. As they collected cards, the objective was to identify the interval between any two notes, then run the pair of flashcards up to us on the deck and correctly identify the interval. Every correct answer earned the team a point. Whichever team accumulated 10 points first was the winner! This proved to be a bit of a challenge for the students, but a ton of fun!
We also enjoyed playing The Mystery Note game and the Spelling Challenge from the 5 for Fun! book of music games and activities. I just modified them so that the students could continue working in pairs as we played each game. These Wipe Off: Keyboards and Staffs by Bastien are a wonderful resource for group class games and activities!
Elsa says
What wonderful ideas for practicing intervals, Natalie! I look forward to trying them myself. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Sophia Moors says
Really great. I never heard about this type of worksheet.
Barbara says
What an incredible find – you! I am doing a group session today on intervals and was just getting ready to create a worksheet for kiddos. On a hunch I did a search and found this post. Thank you so much!