Lesson ideas
- All students stand. If they echo correctly with hand signs to the best of their ability, they keep playing. If not, they are out. If anyone even begins to sing after I sing “so la mi,” that student is out. Tell students not to argue and not to tell on anyone else. You can play this game for a few minutes each day, and I minimize any winning and losing. I tell them it doesn’t really matter. We are just practicing our singing.
- In older grades, I sing more syllables (such as pentatonic: do, re, mi, so, and la). I begin by only singing 3 notes at a time. I make it more difficult by singing a longer pattern, such as:
- All students stand. If they echo correctly with hand signs to the best of their ability, they keep playing. If not, they are out. If anyone even begins to sing after I sing “so la mi,” that student is out. Tell students not to argue and not to tell on anyone else. You can play this game for a few minutes each day as a warm up. I prefer to minimize any winning and losing. I tell them it doesn’t really matter. We are just practicing our singing.
See also
or purchase here (printables only)
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
2 thoughts on “SoLaMi Game”
We play a similar game. I call it Cute Young Things (Students) Vs. Old Lady (Teacher). This way, we play as a class and I don’t have to single out individuals to sit out (obviously, I can tell who is matching pitch and/or singing/not singing the correct pitches). I like how in your version, you ramp up the difficulty adding rhythm and other pitches.
That’s awesome, Jennifer! Thanks for sharing!