Melody Makers

Compose together. Listen closely. Bring the notes to life.

Preparing your music room…

Game description and instructions

Work with a partner to compose music and match recordings to musical notation. The teacher chooses the rhythms, meters, pitch range, keys and timing. Teams switch between composing and decoding. Matching players wait for the composing team to finish and approve its melodies; their listening timer begins only when those melodies are ready. Boards include classmates’ melodies and generated examples. A final listening phase reviews both teams’ melodies.

The Rhythm Architect adds, deletes and reorders notes and rests; the Melody Architect clicks or taps the staff beside a note at its desired pitch, or uses the pitch controls. The Rhythm Architect can also tap the staff to insert notes or rests at the selected duration. Complete every measure exactly, then both approve the same revision. In a group of three, a Score Reviewer listens and approves; roles rotate each composing turn.

For listening, play a numbered clip, select it, then tap its notation card. Desktop users may drag a clip onto a card. Each card accepts one clip. Revise your matches before the single scored submission. Correct answers appear after submission or time expiration. The teacher can pause, extend or end phases.

No student account, real name, text chat or microphone is needed. Choose a made-up nickname that your teacher and classmates can recognize. Keep the same tab to reconnect to your temporary student identity. Only verified adult accounts can host.

Audio uses music/media playback. Tap Play to hear music, and keep your phone’s media volume above zero. If your browser asks for another gesture, tap the visible Tap to start audio button.