Games in the Music Classroom - Rebecca Ly

We were fortunate enough to have a past Conservatorium student, Rebecca Ly, give us a talk today about Games in the Music Classroom.

How can we adapt the structure of a game (highlighted below) into educational games in the music classroom?

Level 1: Defining a Game

• Play

• Game

Playing is self explanatory, it is essentially the action involved in playing e.g. kicking a ball.

The 'Game' includes goal-centric rules, for example, when playing soccer, there are certain rules you have to follow to ensure it is a fair game. This may also include

• Role playing e.g goal keeper

• Participation (is voluntary)

• Rituals with special meaning (e.g. scoring a goal)

Level 2: Up a Level

This involved serious and non-voluntary aspects.

Playing Motivations:

• Achievers

• Socialises

• Explorers

• Killers

Rewards:

• Narrative

• Status

• Privilege/Power

• Non-Monetary/Non-Physical

• Monetary/Physical