The musical dice game associated with Mozart, which was published in 1787 under the title “Musicalisches Würfelspiel”, gave the idea for the birth of “Mozart training”.
The instructions for the original Musicalisches Würfelspiel dice game were as follows: “To compose without the least knowledge of music so much German Walzer or Schleifer as one pleases, by throwing a certain number with two dice.”So, we can compose music without any basic knowledge of music, and not just any music! The infinite number of possible combinations of the pre-composed measures (to be precise, 11 out of 16) guarantee the creation of numerous melodies. The players simply roll the two dice to compose a melody consisting of two eighth measures, any variation of which gives meaningful music.
The more challenging games of the “Mozart Training” are aimed at students who are more proficient in reading sheet music. They offer the opportunity to play for children, young people and adults who want to further develop and deepen their musical knowledge. We have tried to give as many ideas for games as possible (of course you may think of more), thereby enriching music education. We hope that during the game, the students’ abilities to compose will surface. The opportunity is here: several “little Mozarts” can start their careers as composers.
In addition to becoming acquainted with one of the popular genres of the classical music era (1750-1830) that is particularly associated with Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, we can also learn about musical style by using this game, the melody of which the author called a waltz.
The games can be played by two or in groups (for example, in solfège lessons).
Games
1. Let’s compose!
2. Where is the mistake?
3. What is missing?
4. Writing a melody
5. Memory game
6. Function finder
7. Little Mozarts are born
8. Let’s transpose!
9. Be a Mozart too!
