Name that Tune

One of my favorite review activities is "Name that Tune."  Once the children know any song well, it's fun to see if they can guess what a song is by playing the first 3 notes on the piano.

• Ask for two volunteers
• Have them sit on a chair
• Play three notes
• The first one to stand up can guess.
• If they shout out the song title, they are disqualified (this helps with reverence)
• If they can't guess the song, play 4 notes, then 5 notes, etc. until one of them guesses it.
• Sing the song, then choose two more children and repeat the process with a different song.

Another variation is to clap the rhythm of the song - no music.  If you do this, list on the board the songs to choose from - this makes it a little easier.