{"id":27674,"date":"2022-02-28T15:17:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T23:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictherapyed.com\/?p=27674"},"modified":"2022-07-26T18:19:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T01:19:30","slug":"free-march-session-idea-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictherapyed.com\/free-march-session-idea-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Free March Session Idea! March Madness Rhythm Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This game is fun for many different settings and can easily be adapted to suit different capabilities! We provide a bracket style tournament game and colorful rhythm flashcards that can be used in groups for a fun challenge or adapted for individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Introduce<\/strong>&nbsp;rhythm flash cards&nbsp;<strong>and teach<\/strong>&nbsp;reading rhythms as necessary<ul><li>At this time you\u2019ll want to pass out instruments: drums, shakers, etc.<ul><li>We suggest using anything percussive without melodic instruments<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Demonstrate reading and playing rhythms for the client(s) and have them read rhythms together as a group if applicable<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Adapt for group or individual<\/strong><ul><li><strong>Group:&nbsp;<\/strong>Create teams<ul><li>Have teams choose team names and fill out the bracket (there is a downloadable and printable bracket available below!)<\/li><li>Each team should receive different rhythms for each round of the tournament<ul><li>For two teams facing off: Have them read the same rhythm to see who plays it correctly or read two different rhythms until someone gets theirs correct and moves forward in the bracket.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Ensure that each team moves up the bracket appropriately until there are only two teams remaining<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Individual<\/strong>: Explain that the game will be seeing how many rhythms they can read correctly and that will be their final score.<ul><li>In each session, they can try again to see if they can raise their overall score<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Winner(s) can&nbsp;<strong>earn a prize<\/strong>:<ul><li>Choose a song to sing next in the session<\/li><li>Choose the next session experience<\/li><li>Have something small they can win such as a piece of candy, a winner\u2019s certificate, etc. depending on what would be appropriate for your client(s)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adaptations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Use Canva or similar image editing program to create your own rhythms or song cards to add variety<\/li><li>Try this with telehealth! You can display the rhythm cards via screen sharing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/mokd49l384sqqxr\/AACYwl9XA6yFH5a7R3Ygoo9_a?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Printable Bracket &amp; Rhythm Cards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25-1024x577.png?resize=1024%2C577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25.png?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25.png?resize=350%2C197&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musictherapyed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design-25.png?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<span style=\"--tl-form-height-m:334px;--tl-form-height-t:243px;--tl-form-height-d:243px;\" class=\"tl-placeholder-f-type-shortcode_28305 tl-preload-form\"><span><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This game is fun for many different settings and can easily be adapted to suit different capabilities! 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