End of the Year Music Escape Room

Are you looking for a fun and interactive way for your students to practice musical concepts? This end of the year/ EOY escape room set includes materials for an escape room to practice rhythm, melody, and more! Students will work in small groups to solve puzzles, earn letters, and unscramble the letters to form a musical word, then escape the room!

The tasks included in this End of the Year Escape Room are:

• Task 1, Rhythm Code: Students code end of the year/ summer words to rhythms using a key, then open an envelope to get a clue to figure out their letter. Four versions are included: one for ta, ti-ti, and rest, one for tika-tika, one for ti-tika, and one for ti-tika/ tika-ti.

• Task 2, Instrument Quiz: Students take a paper or digital quiz about non-pitched percussion instruments, instruments, or instrument families, to receive a letter.

• Task 3, Solfa and Note Name Match Up: Students match the solfa patterns to the staff patterns, or the letter words to the notes on the treble clef staff. Many versions are included: sol-mi, la, do, re, low la, low sol, high do, fa, ti, lines on the treble clef staff, spaces on the treble clef staff, and lines and spaces on the treble clef staff.
  
• Task 4, Puzzle: Students either put together a woodwind family puzzle with cardstock pieces or through a website on a Chromebook, computer, or iPad.

• Task 5, Rhythm dice: Students roll the rhythm die, then write the rhythms they roll, read their rhythms, then get an envelope with their letter. Four versions are included: half note, tika-tika, ti-tika, and tika-ti (two sixteenths/ one eighth.)

The escape room set also includes:

• Signs to post at each task
• Link to video, which will set up the storyline about escaping the room.
• Directions for the set, including how to set up the lesson, possible additional purchases, things to keep in mind, and more!
• Editable files, including editable PowerPoints for escape room certificates, editing letters, typing directions, and more!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question: What technology will students need to complete the escape room?

• Answer: Students can do this escape room without any technology, but technology options are also included.

Question: How long does this escape room take to complete?

• Answer: The escape room is set up to take 30 minutes or less, once students receive the directions, so it is ideal for a class that is 35 minutes or more.

Question: How much prep work does this escape room take?

• Answer: Most of the prep work for this escape room includes copying onto paper or cardstock, putting some of the copies into envelopes, and setting up in your room. Once you've set it up once, you can keep the materials in a bin for your next escape room!

Thanks to Music Teacher Coffee Talk for the inspiration for this set. Check out their podcast here.

Looking for more escape room sets that you can use any time of the year? Check out my escape room rhythm bundle!

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