Musical Bugs
(This game can be played alone, but is more fun with two or more players!)
Supplies Needed:
Object of the Game:
Single player: To complete your bug by rolling the musical dice. Two or more players: To be the first player to complete your bug by rolling the musical dice.
How to Play Make a Bug - Musical-Style:
If you roll a ... | | Do this: |
Whole note | | Draw a body - must have this before legs or tail |
Ta-ah / Half note | | Draw a head - must have this before eyes or antennae |
Ta / Quarter note | | Draw eyes - (needs 2) |
Ti - Ti / Eighth note | | Draw antennae - (needs 2) |
Half rest | | Draw tail - (only needs 1) |
Rest / Quarter rest | | Draw legs - (needs 6) |
Draw your bug however you want it to look, but make sure that it has all of its parts so that it is complete!
Pattern for Musical Dice
Ti - Ti
Ta
Ta - ah
Whole Note
Half Rest
Rest
Print out this slide and cut around all of the design, or (if you don’t have a printer available) make a square pattern and trace around it 6 times in this shape. Then draw some tabs around the ends as shown. You can write in the notes as I have done, and then you are ready to continue!
When you have cut around your paper, gently fold all of the thick black lines to make the sides of the dice, and then fold in the small tabs and tape them closed.
You should now have musical dice to use for the game!
Tabs
* Note: This slide has a pattern for dice using rhythm-speak words. The following slide has a pattern for Musical Dice with note names included.
Pattern for Musical Dice - #2
Eighth Note
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
Half Rest
Quarter Rest
Tabs
* Note: This slide has a pattern for dice using note names. The previous slide has a pattern for Musical Dice with rhythm-speak words included.