Description

What is the Middle C Snowman Music Spelling Bee Game?

This Middle C snowman music spelling bee game gives beginning piano students a fun way to review treble and bass clef notes in Middle C Position on the grand staff: Bass F to Treble G (F3 to G4). Three-letter spelling words created from the letters of the music alphabet are shown on the grand staff: ACE and FED, for example.

Students figure out the word, roll the dice, and move forward on the game board. The first student to reach the end wins! Your piano students will have tons of fun while becoming more confident in their note  identification abilities with this fun and interactive winter note reading game.

Contents of the Middle C Snowman Music Spelling Bee Game

1. Instructions
2. Game Board
3. Snowman Game Pieces
4. Score Cards
5. Back of Cards
6. 25 3-Letter Music Word Cards
7. Blank Cards

How to Play the Middle C Snowman Music Spelling Bee Game

1. Students roll the dice to see who goes first. The lowest number goes first.
2. The first student draws a card.
3. The student identifies the notes and says the word that the notes spell. The student can write the letters onto their score card if desired.
4. If the student gets the correct answer, the student rolls the dice and moves their game piece forward.
5. If the answer is incorrect, the student doesn’t move forward (or moves backward to make it more interesting!)
6. The first person to reach the end wins!

How the Middle C Snowman Music Spelling Bee note reading game benefits your piano students

• Helps them focus on reading a few notes at a time, which builds on the concept of reading a single note on a single flash card.
• Gives them the opportunity to figure out not only the notes on the staff, but what word the notes spell.
• Provides a way for students to view note reading as a fun activity.
• This note reading game is beneficial for students in private lessons and group piano lessons.
• You can even use this Music Spelling Bee game to teach your piano students how to improvise! Read Using Games to Teach Piano Students How to Improvise. 

Using the Middle C Snowman Music Spelling Bee note reading game with your students

This fun and versatile game can easily be used in a variety of settings. Here are a few suggestions:

• Private piano lessons
• Group piano classes or group lessons
• Music camps
• Piano parties
• As an ice-breaker activity
• A team-building activity
• Instead of reading notes from flash cards or formal note reading materials

Learn more about this fun and engaging Middle C Snowman Music Spelling Bee game

• See how one teacher uses a similar Middle C note reading game to promote excellent note reading skills with her young piano students. Read The Perfect Middle C Note Reading Game for Beginning Piano Students. 

Storing and Organizing the 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!

❤️ Related resources you’ll love!

• Music Spelling Bee Worksheets: Staff Wars Space-Themed Treble & Bass Clef Pages
• Valentine’s Day Music Spelling Bee Activity 
• Music Spelling Bee Treble and Bass Clef Note Reading Game
• BOOM Cards™: Music Spelling Words on the Grand Staff

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