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Build A Rhythm Game: Interactive Rhythm Cards for Music Lessons (PDF Download)

Make rhythm practice engaging and hands on with the Build A Rhythm Game, a versatile teaching tool designed to help students understand bar lengths, note values, and rhythmic composition. Perfect for individual or group music lessons, this interactive card game encourages creativity while reinforcing key music theory concepts.

Ideal for music educators, this resource allows students to build their own rhythms using a variety of note values and rests. The set includes bar templates subdivided into four beats, making it easy to construct accurate rhythmic patterns. If you’re teaching three-beat bars, simply use the included time signature card to adjust the layout.

Key Features:
Helps students learn and compose rhythms through visual, hands-on activity

Supports understanding of bar structure, beat counting, and note values

Ideal for KS2–KS4 music education, instrumental lessons, and classroom teaching

Adaptable for both 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures

Suitable for individual learners, small groups, or whole class games

Downloadable as a printable PDF

What’s Included:
A wide selection of printable rhythm cards featuring the following note values and rests:

Dotted minims (dotted half notes)

Minims (half notes)

Minim rests (half note rests)

Dotted crotchets (dotted quarter notes)

Dotted crotchet rests (dotted quarter note rests)

Crotchets (quarter notes)

Crotchet rests (quarter note rests)

Quaver pairs (eighth notes)

Single quaver rests (eighth note rests)

This Build A Rhythm resource is a must-have for developing students’ rhythmic confidence and compositional skills in an enjoyable and interactive way.