Music Masterminds Ultimate Collection of Puzzles and Games

Music MasterMINDS;The ultimate cross-curricular connection of music puzzles and games By Cheryl Lavender Book 64 pages For grades 1-6 Challenge children to learn more about the fundamentals of music - rhythm, melody, tempo, harmony, form, timbre, style, expressiona and musical careers as they connect musical learning across the curriculum to reading, language arts, spelling, math, science, social studies, history, art and foreign language. Through play, students will develop such life-learning skills as observation, reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving.Each section of this resource focuses on a musical element and the puzzles are sequenced in order from easiest to most challenging. Reproducible pages.This book can be a supplement to a regular music lesson or as activities for the sub or for days that need a special activity. Share these puzzles with classroom teachers for ongoing, cross-curricular integration and learning reinforcement.Contents:Tone ColorFind the Hidden Instrument, Smart Art Start, The Case of the Missing Case, Find the Missing Instrument Parts, Find the Instrument Families, World Instrument Quest, Invent the Forgotten Instrument.Tempo and DynamicsFast and Slow Match-Up, Loud and Soft Match-Up, Decipher the Decibels.Rhythm:Fast and Slow Match-Up, Long and Short Match-Up, Search for Bingo's Bone, Search for Buried Treasure, State the States.Lyrics:Play on Words, Star-Spangled Lyrics.Pitch and Melody:Find the Music Alphabet, High and Low Match-Up, Discover Me with Do-Re-Mi, The Spelling Bee, Spell a Story, Astro-Pet: Bingo in Space, Tweeter's Tune.Symbols and Terms:Find the Double Barline, Dot-to-Dot Discovery, Music Symbol Crossword, Jumble: Tools of the Trade.Composers and Styles:Meet Mr. Mozart, Composers' Word Search, Music Styles Word Search, Dance Styles Match Up.Music Careers:Connect the Music Careers (3 parts).Answer Key.