by Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman | May 22, 2023 | Music Practice Games
A metronome is a practice tool that produces a steady pulse (or beat) to help musicians play rhythms accurately. The pulses are measured in beats-per-minute (BPM). Once believed to have been developed on the suggestion of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven and ascribed...
by Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman | Apr 24, 2023 | Music Practice Games
The first written records of dice being used are found in the ancient Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata, which was composed in India more than 2,000 years ago. However, cubical dice with markings very similar to those found on modern dice have been found in Chinese...
by Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman | Mar 20, 2023 | Music Practice Games
Deeply rooted in the philosophical concept of good and bad – heaven and hell morals – the game we now know as Snakes and Ladders is thought to have originated in ancient India as a Hindu game known by names such as Moksha Patamu, Mokshapat, or Gyan...
by Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman | Feb 20, 2023 | Music Practice Games
Tic-tac-toe, or naughts and crosses, is a quick and fun game of logic that can be played almost anywhere, as long as you have a pen and some paper. Did you know that it may in fact be the oldest game in the world, having been played in the Roman Empire over 2100 years...
by Dr. Anna Mlynek-Kalman | Jan 23, 2023 | Music Practice Games
In the 1800s the term “scrap book” was first used to define “a book with blank pages for pasting items into.” For this Music Practice Game, we are going to use a book with blank pages to create a fun visual representation of what the music student achieves aurally...
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