Level Up: Gamifying the Music Room
Saturday, January 24, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Description
Looking for ways to keep students engaged, playing, and growing their musical skills after your concert is over? Looking for motivators to get them to practice at home? Discover how gamifying the skills you want students to learn or improve can generate excitement for learning. Tap into students' gamer interests with multi-level “quest-based” challenges that allow students to choose their own musical adventure. Get them involved in “The Practice Race” and see how far they can go. Challenge the whole group, teams and individuals with “Band (or Orchestra) Olympics” and watch them compete while secretly learning!

Speakers
Leslie Rubio
Learning Objective 1
Educators will learn strategies to motivate students to practice
Learning Objective 2
Educators will gain ideas for teaching new musical skills in innovative ways
Learning Objective 3
Educators will gain ideas for reinforcing musical skills and abilities
Session Level
Middle School/Junior High, High School