The party went very well - we had plenty of food, good weather, and a wonderful time together playing Musical Clay-to-Win, Piano Puzzlers, and Musical Masterpiece. I'm already looking forward to the next opportunity to get together again. The music games we played at the party are explained in detail below.
After having a Piano Party geared for my younger students last summer, it has been on my heart to have a special time for my three piano students over 18 years old. They are very dear to me and I am blessed to be their piano teacher. This party was designed for them to have an enjoyable afternoon of fellowship with each other.
2015 Winter Piano Party!
| Musical Clay-to-Win is a musical version of Clay-to-Win (1988). It is similar to pictionary except you sculpt clay instead of draw. I made special cards to make it "musical". The four categories I chose were: music notation (i.e. quarter note), musical instruments (i.e. violin), "things" associated with piano (i.e. chair), and "You Choose a Category" (any item from the categories listed above). This game is a favorite with teens and adults. Materials needed to play: 2 equal amounts of Play-doh (same color) Musical Clay-to-Win cards 2 placemats 2 plastic knives 1 very small cookie cutter 1 die |  
Instructions for the original Clay-to-Win Game can be found at boardgamegeek.com | ||
Piano Puzzlers, created and performed by Bruce Adolphe on American Public Media's Performance Today, takes a familiar tune and transforms it into the style of a great composer. After a friend shared these piano puzzler podcasts with me, I was so excited to share these musical gems with my students.
To play this game, a Piano Puzzler is played and the students guess the familiar tune and composer whose style it is played. I selected fifteen of these FREE music composer flashcards to use as a list for them to pick from and added a couple composer cards not associated with any Piano Puzzler to make it more interesting.
As a fond reminder of the 2015 Winter Piano Party and encouragement to listen to more Piano Puzzlers, I gave each student a CD containing several Piano Puzzlers.
To play this game, a Piano Puzzler is played and the students guess the familiar tune and composer whose style it is played. I selected fifteen of these FREE music composer flashcards to use as a list for them to pick from and added a couple composer cards not associated with any Piano Puzzler to make it more interesting.
As a fond reminder of the 2015 Winter Piano Party and encouragement to listen to more Piano Puzzlers, I gave each student a CD containing several Piano Puzzlers.
Musical Masterpiece takes a musical twist on an older board game, called "Masterpiece: The Art Auction Game". The "twist" is bidding on musical pieces, instead of bidding on paintings. To personalize the game, I chose musical pieces that my students and I would enjoy bidding on. This game turned out to be a favorite at the Winter Piano Party and I am looking forward to playing it with them again.
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