This game connects fingerbaord geography, string alphabet and string staff notation.
Teachers may focus on 2 strings at a time (A Major, D Major or G Major Scale) or the complete fingerboard in first position with or without 4th fingers. The goal is to mark a complete string or a complete row of the same finger (open 1, 2, 3 or 4) for a String Bingo. The game may end with one bingo or continue until many bingos have been achieved. The teacher can incorporate sharps as they choose.
Finger Bingo Board
Prior Knowledge
* Basic instrument parts
* Music alphabet
* First position staff notation of all the notes in first position or isolated A Major, D Major or G Major scale notes
Props
* Music Alphabet cards, 4 sets per player (Music Mind Games, handmade or other)
* Magic Note bingo chips
* finngerboard nut with Music Mind Games puzzle note stems, popscicle sticks, or pencils
* 2 Sets of Staff Note Cards (Music Mind Games Grand Steff Cards or other flashcards with staff notation)
Prep
* Students find the open string letters, each a different color and lay them out left to right low to high
* Use your fingerboard prop to lay underneath the open strings
* Lay out the string alphabet for the fingered notes (1-3)
* Firs Position Fingerboard: Remove any staff notes out of first position on the E string
A and E strings: Remove any notes from the D and G strings
D and G strings: Remove any notes from the A and E strings from the deck
* Shuffle up the two sets of staff cards and place between players
* Place the magic notes in between players
Play By Play
* The goal is to mark either any complete string alphabet (Ex: G string, G A B C) or any complete row of 1 finger (1st finger A E B F)
* Player 1 draws a staff card and marks that letter on the flat fingerboard. Player keeps that staff card in a pile
* Continue play until someone gets a bingo
* If a student draws a staff card that they have already marked (there are 2 of each) simply place in a discard pile. The other player may draw a new card or from the discard pile
* When a player calls bingo they must prove it with their staff cards
* The game may end at 1 bingo or continue until all the cards have been used and a few bingos have been reached
Sound Connection
* Use instruments to play back some bingos (any finger across all the strings or any 1 complete string)
* Students can listen to the teacher play any bingo row or string, and follow with their fingers and eyes
* Students can say/sing the letters as they finger on invisible instruments
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