Games to Learn to Read Music Notes
Music games help children learn to recognize music notes by seeming more like recreation than work, making the learning process easier and more enjoyable. Some music games for the computer have multiple difficulty settings, allowing students to progress to more advanced levels as they master their note-reading skills. However they're structured, music games for youngsters take the boredom and distraction out of understanding the building blocks of music.
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The Piano Player
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This game (funbrain.com/notes/index.html) teaches music note recognition and reading by asking the player to click the note on the virtual keyboard that corresponds with the displayed note. The game keeps track of correct choices as well as misread notes. The game can be set to four different difficulty levels as the player becomes more proficient at note reading: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert and Virtuoso.
Musical Notes
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In Musical Notes (playkidsgames.com/games/musicalNotes/musicalNotes.htm), notes scroll along displayed on music staffs, and the player must play the displayed note on a virtual keyboard with the mouse. The player gains points for correct choices and can make only a limited number of mistakes or the game will be over. The difficulty level automatically increases as the player makes correct choices and gains points.
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Note Name Game
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In this game (classicsforkids.com/games), players are shown three notes on a music staff and must drag the correct alphabetical note below the staff to identify the notes. When the player has successfully identified the three notes shown, three new notes appear. The game becomes more challenging as children identify more notes.
read Music!
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This game, available as a free download (mac.softpedia.com/get/Games/read-Music.shtml), runs on the Macintosh only. The player is shown music notes on either a treble or bass clef staff and must identify them correctly by clicking the corresponding note on the right with the mouse. The game tests players' reading skills by providing a series of "Notes Quizzes" of ascending difficulty levels.
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