The Dallas Orchestra

Topic
- Music
Learning skills
- Cooperation
- Memory
- Calculating & counting
Activity type
- Board game
- Physical distancing
Materials
- Basic
- Self-made
Age
- 0 - 5 years
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
5 - 15 minutes
+5 players
Easy
Medium
Small (office, pavement)

Contributors

Arnoud

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Everything you need to play this game

Bottles filled with stones
Coloured sticks
Other musical instruments
2 big cardboards
Pencils
Split pin
Cardboard

Make it yourself

Step 1

Board 1: type of music

Draw a large circle on the cardboard.
Divide it in 5 parts and assign a sound to each part/colour.
Write numbers around the circle.
Cut an arrow from the cardboard.
Put a split pin in the middle of the circle through the cardboard.

Step 2

Board 2: rhythm

Draw squares next to each other and fill them with a colour according to the colours on the first board.
Leave some lines empty as well.

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Bring the kids together and start rehearsing the colours and the associated instruments. Just spin the wheel!

Divide the kids into groups and assign a colour.

Spin the wheel again, now only the group assigned with that colour can make a sound. Repeat this step a few times.

Now try the predefined sequence. Show the coloured placards in the right order so the groups make the right sound at the right time.

Try the second predefined sequence.

Make your own sequence using the colour wheel. Have a kid spin the wheel and write down the colours on the chalkboard or on a piece of paper.

Extra game information

This game consists of two different game boards. The first one is a circle divided into five colours with indications/ pictures of two sticks, a bottle filled with stones, clapping hands, stabbing feet and an image of singing a song. The second game board indicates the rhythm of the song.

Variations

You can change the name of the game (it is the name of the place where you are).
Depending on the group size, the ages of the kids and their cognitive level, you can use the second predefined sequence not in a layered approach but as ten steps in a row.
When there aren’t enough kids, you can play the game with the whole group together.
Let the kids think of or bring new instruments.
You can decide to do every sound 5 or 7 times. You can also assign a different number to each colour.

Specific learning objectives

Impulse control: learning to wait and cherish anticipation
Teamwork: learning that working together leads to better results
Higher frustration tolerance
Planning and preparation mindset

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