Music This or That – Music Icebreaker Game

(8 customer reviews)

$9.99

Music This or That is a must for any classroom or private teacher. Get “inside the heads” of your students in order to teach more effectively. Music This or That is tons of fun, a great way to get to know your students and a great icebreaker for groups! See details below.

SKU: SKU71 Categories: ,

  • Level: All ages
  • Number: 40 cards, backs included
  • Format: PDF instant download; Print on cardstock, laminate, then cut

Music This or That is a great way to get “inside the heads” of your students in order to teach more effectively. Why should you care about getting inside the heads of your students? This game is excellent because:

  • It’s a great ice breaker.
    Students find themselves sharing and chatting about these questions as they group themselves.
  • It establishes camaraderie.
    Students quickly find themselves connecting with students of similar opinions.
  • It reveals interesting thoughts you can use to connect with your students.
    The more you know about your students, the more creative you can be in teaching.
  • Music This or That validates children’s opinions.
    What kids think about music is important too!

How to assemble Music This or That

All you need to do is print the cards out on cardstock and then cut them along the grey lines. You don’t need any more materials that that!

How to play Music This or That

Ask one of the “Would you rather” questions to your students. If in a group, point one way to direct students who answer THIS way to go to the right and THAT way to go to the left. For example, when you ask the question:

Would you rather be the first or the last person to play at a recital?

Point to the right when you say “first” and point to the left when you say “last” so that students can then hurry to the location that shows their preferred answer!

8 reviews for Music This or That – Music Icebreaker Game

  1. Christy Kimball

    This game is a necessity for your studio. It is useful in so many ways: group lessons, private lessons, even get-togethers with friends. It is good for kids finding out who else likes what they do. But even more, it can be used for review of what has been taught. It can even be used to change up your lesson pattern: if you always start with scales, have the student pick a card and start with something else. It can be used for improvisation, piano story telling, and so much else. For those students who tend to be a little more shy in group situations, it is a great way to get them participating and talking. I have never regretted getting this game for my studio.

  2. Melody Harrison

    I was a little disappointed in this game. For the cost I would have liked many more questions. I feel it wasn’t a very good value for the number of questions in the game. Also, I don’t care for several of the questions and have taken them out which makes the value even less. I have purchased other resources here that I’ve been really happy with but this one just feel a little short for me. More questions, and adding some color and graphics to the cards would make me feel like the $8 was worth it.

  3. Aviva S. Enoch

    I used this as an icebreaker for a small group “piano party” on Zoom. I didn’t even have to laminate the cards! I love the way the questions reveal things about the students’ personalities and preferences. They raised their hands to show preference. Then we discussed the reasons as I invited them to say why. We had some fun discussions about practicing alone vs. having others in the room, forte vs piano, etc. They especially enjoyed discussing the pet penguin vs. the pet monkey! I think it helped to loosen them up and enjoy each other’s company before performing.

  4. Piano Teacher

    We played this game at our piano party, and it was a blast! I also learned that everyone in the room wanted to hear their teacher play a piece of music. We ran out of time, but I’m keeping that in mind for next time!

  5. Teresa Hermiz

    We used this as an icebreaker for my summer campers. It worked! Thanks, Wendy

  6. LJ

    I played this at one of my group sessions in a big room and got the students to run to the ‘This’ side of the room or the ‘That’ side of the room depending on which of the two they chose as their answer. It was so much fun. Such a great icebreaker game.

  7. Lynda

    This or That is a really fun game. Really recommend it.

  8. Carol

    I used this as a “brain break” for a few of my students. They absolutely enjoyed giving their opinion on various topics and elaborating on a few of the cards.

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