Four Corners Music Game

Looking for a fun way to engage all the students in your class? I made these Four Corners Rhythm Games to help students review rhythms, move their bodies, and have fun (and you can secretly assess what they know!)

So far there are four videos:

1. Level 1: quarter note, eighth notes, quarter rest

2. Level 2: above plus sixteenth notes

3. Level 3: Above plus Ti-Tika

4. Level 3.5: Level 2 plus Tika-ti

Sample game directions:

Whole group—

1. Label four corners (or zones) if you room 1-4

2. Show the video and when you see “make your choice!” kids will move to the number of the correct answer.

3. Kids can keep track of their own points and try to have the most points by the end of the game.

**if your students tend to all flock to the same number, try the “read my mind” method. Ask students to try to guess which number is coming next and to move to that place before the rhythm is played. Then after the second time listening, they can move to the correct rhythm.

Individual or small group—

1. Divide class into groups (if desired), and give each group a whiteboard or piece of paper. *You can also do this without materials

2. Show the video and when you see “make your choice!” students must write down the correct number on their board/paper and show it. This is a great way to assess students individually in a low pressure environment.

*If you’d like to do this game without any materials, have students show the number of their fingers.

Check out my other videos HERE

If you like this video, check out my other rhythm games HERE

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