Share this music instrument game with your students to assess their ability to sort instruments into their correct orchestra families.
Hit the Right Note With Our Music Instrument Game!
This engaging music instrument game allows students to explore the different families of orchestra instruments in a hands-on way! Students will sort 18 instrument cards, each with a real-life image, into their correct families—percussion, string, brass or woodwind. With four family banners to guide them, they will organise the instruments and then record their answers on a provided recording sheet. This activity helps students visually connect with the concepts while reinforcing their understanding of the orchestra’s structure.
Included in this music instrument game:
- 18 instrument cards
- 4 instrument family banners
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
Prepare and Play This Musical Instrument Game
This musical instrument game is perfect for both individual and group work, making it a versatile addition to your music curriculum. Here is how to prepare and play this sorting activity.
Preparation
- Download the music instrument game in the format of your choice.
- Print the resource. (We recommend printing the cards and banners on cardboard.)
- Cut apart the cards and banners and laminate for durability.
- Provide each student with a copy of the recording sheet and a pencil.
Play
- Students mix the cards and place them in a pile, spreading out the orchestra family banners.
- Students take turns drawing a card and then sorting it under the correct instrument family.
- Students discuss the answer and record it on the provided sheet.
- Once students have sorted all of the instruments, they can consult the answer key to check their answers.
Download Our Sorting Musical Instruments Game
This sorting musical instruments game is easy to download and use! Just click the drop-down arrow on the download button and select either the PDF or editable Google Slides file. Then print and go!
This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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