Description

Engage your students in the classroom or group lesson with the I Have, Who Has? Valentine’s Day music symbols game. Review 46 musical symbols in a fun and hands-on way, increase your students’ retention of musical symbol names, and have fun at the same time! Excellent for group piano and piano parties!

What’s included in this Valentine’s Day music symbols game?

• Instructions for how to play this game
• Answer key
• A page of cards that you can print onto the backs of the game cards (4 options)
• Full color sets:
  1. With the names of the music symbols
  2. Without the names of the music symbols
• Ink friendly sets:
  1. With the names of the music symbols
  2. Without the names of the music symbols
• Blank cards you can customize to suit your students’ needs

How to Play I Have, Who Has? Valentine’s Day Music Symbols Game for Piano Lessons:

1. Shuffle the cards and give them to your students. They shouldn’t let one another see their cards.
2. The student who has the first card says, “I have the first card. Who has… (he reads his card, which in this case is “forte”.).
3. The student who has forte says, “I have forte. Who has… treble clef?”.
4. The game continues until the last card is reached. “The end!”

How to Play I Have, Who Has?

The 46 music symbols in this game cover these musical concepts:

• Note values
• Rhythm values
• Piano keys
• Dynamics
• Accidentals
• Time signatures
• Articulation markings
• Parts of the grand staff
• Answer key

What symbols are included in this Valentine’s Day music symbols game?

• First card
• Forte
• Treble clef
• Flat
• Whole note
• Repeat sign
• Whole rest
• 4/4 time signature
• Accent
• Mezzo forte
• Piano key D
• Sixteenth note
• Decrescendo
• Dotted half note
• Bass clef
• Quarter rest
• Fermata
• Quarter note
• Half rest
• Two Eighth notes
• Grand staff
• Pianissimo
• Single eighth note
• Sharp
• Crescendo
• Eighth rest
• Mezzo piano
• Natural
• 3/4 time signature
• Piano key E
• Fortissimo
• Triplet
• Double bar line
• Four sixteenth notes
• Staff (lines & spaces only)
• Half note
• Piano key C
• Dotted quarter note
• Piano
• Staccato
• Common time
• Slur
• Sixteenth rest
• Cut time
• Tie
• Dotted eighth note
• 6/8 time signature
• Last card

Bonus Tip:

This game can easily be played in a private piano lesson with teacher and student. For extra fun, set a timer and see how quickly you can complete the game!

Storing and Organizing the Valentine’s Day music symbols game cards

I love storing these game cards in colorful 4×6 photo boxes like these (affiliate link). They are my favorites because they’re the perfect size, and the colors are vibrant and fun!

Teachers like you said…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Angelica V. says, “I used the Halloween version of this game to review rhythms in my group class, so when I pulled this one in our February lesson everyone was so excited to play! Thank you!“

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Music Mom says, “This is a great game and very comprehensive when it comes to music symbols. Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rebecca L. says, “This was an easy overall review that I can use throughout the year as a quick check! The kids enjoyed playing!”

❤️ Related resources you’ll love!

If your piano students enjoyed reviewing music symbols with this fun Valentine’s Day music symbols game, they will enjoy these Valentine resources too!

• Valentine’s Day Music Math Rhythm Worksheets: Music Math is a Hoot!
• Color by Note for Valentine’s Day: Treble and Bass Clef Notes on the Staff
• Valentine’s Day Music Spelling Bee Game – Treble and Bass Clef Notes
• Valentine Music Games: Matching, Memory Match, Flash Cards, and More!

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