Maine Motif Issue 1 Volume I | Page 21

Scale Dice: We bought wooden cubes that were six sided and painted them with the letters of the scale. A full set makes up the chromatic scale. We play a game we call Scale Wars where multiple teams compete to arrange their scale in the order that is presented on the drawn index card. The first team to finish gets 7 points, one for each correct note in the scale (we do not have a set made with the octave yet). The other teams get a point for each correct pitch in their scale. Beach Balls: I use beach balls for a variety of musical activities. My favorite one has sections labeled with the elements of music. I toss it to a student in chorus and where their hand l