- Published by Music Sales America
- Card Game
Product Description
The fun card game guaranteed to turn you into a rhythm whiz! Measure Up! is the exciting new music card game where players win points by creating full bars using time signatures, note values, and rests. The game is great for learning about how time signatures and note/rest values work in a fun, simple way! Perfect for home and classroom. Contains 40 note/rest value cards and 16 time signature cards, along with rules and instructions on how to play…. More >>
#1 by A. Fort on June 30, 2010 - 1:23 am
Though the card game states “for ages 10+” I use them with Kindergarten-age piano students and they do fine with it. As mentioned in another review, we too allow ALL note values to be used in any time signature. Until I started using this game (that the kids absolutely love) they had a hard time understanding how music was divided into equal measures. They also learned that there are many ways to come up with the said amount of beats in a measure. It really helped them figure out the concept! We typically just use the cards to create different measures that have the same number of beats. So, much of the time we don’t even use the directions…someday we’ll get there!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by patriotizm on June 30, 2010 - 4:15 am
I am always on the lookout for music games that I can play with my piano students during lessons. This one has been a big hit. Each player is dealt several cards, some of which are time signatures and some of which are notes or rests. During your turn, you try to make up a measure using the cards in your hand (first, a time signature to set the parameter, and then notes and/or rests to fill that many beats). I must admit to simplifying the rules and using all note value cards in any time signature (as opposed to suits of different time signatures), but my students pick up the concept quickly and feel proud of themselves. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5