I realized today that I’ve never put this Goofy Piano Card Game on my blog. It’s been one of the most popular downloads on my website. For those of you who already have printed this out from my web site, this is a rerun. But here on my blog it’s a lot easier to group thing into categories to make it easier for teachers to choose what they want.
I made this because one day I was thinking how I could get certain students to realize that it’s not enough to know that a note is “G”, but you have to know which G it is on the keyboard. Maybe that is a failure of my teaching because we play so many duets with the students moving up or down on the keyboard that they think any “G” will do. But at some point in their career they have to know the real deal, so I came up with these flash cards and then decided to make a game out of it.
Now I realize that just playing the game will not teach them where the note is on the keyboard, but when the game is over, you can take the cards to the piano and play some of the octaves. Even better, you can start off with the cards as plain old, boring flash cards and then whip out the goofy piano card and play the game. You can also make sets to give to students to play at home.
Although I have given some ways to play my card game, you can certainly make up your own rules. I tried very hard to make these the same size as regular playing cards. If you have trouble getting these to print out the right size, let me know.
I like the goofy piano graphic so much, I’d like to make a card game for younger students using the goofy piano card. Anyone have a suggestion for an easier game?
