- Level 1-2 (sold together): Level 1 includes quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes, and their corresponding rests in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4. Level 2 adds eighth notes.
- Level 3-4 (sold together): Level 3 includes the dotted quarter, eighth note triplets, and some syncopation. Level 4 adds dotted eighths, triplets, and duplets in the same measure and more syncopation.
- Level 5-6 (sold together): In level 5, students learn compound meter; 3/8, 6/8, and 9/8 and half time; 2/2, 3/2, and 4/2, in level 6.
- Bundle of all 6 levels also available.
Each game set includes eight double-sided game boards, two card decks, a tempo spinner, plastic bingo markers, and instructions.
Students perform the rhythm on the calling card and then mark the indicated rhythm on their game board. Get a riot (4 covered rhythms in a row) and win the game! Your students will gain a solid understanding of tempo, read, count, and perform rhythm patterns after playing this rhythm game just once!
Thank you so much for these teaching tools. They have made learning fun, and I appreciate you both so much. – Linda Sharp
Karen Koch –
Rhythm Riot is my absolute favorite way to improve rhythm skills in a group, though it works equally well one on one. Playing engages all the components of rhythm: pulse, seeing the notation, performing the notation, hearing the rhythm, and changing meter and tempo. It can last for 2 minutes or a whole class, depending on the time available. I have discovered that I can use the card deck alone when introducing reading a new rhythm. By selecting the cards displaying that rhythm, I can flash them for the student to perform in varying contexts. And it is just plain fun!
Sue Ruby –
SO many uses of this game! The versatility and flexibility of this game especially in regard to range of difficulty for the game cards are also immediately apparent. Quick game to use in private lessons, but most effective in group settings. The game cards can be used independent of the game itself in so many ways. They can be used as rhythm sight-reading: have student select a “path” through the card by marking 4 or more measures and execute. Add a creative aspect by having them sight play the tricky rhythms. Great for ear training and “kids” of all ages! Don’t forget that adults like a game just as much as the kids!