Adult Music Games

Title Call

• Title Call is a game that relies on the players' familiarity with different musical works and artists. The leader prepares by creating a playlist of pieces or gathering a large number of musical CDs. All the players sit comfortably together in a position where they cannot see the playlist or the CDs. The more genres included in the playlist or CD set, the more challenging the game becomes. The leader starts with one person in the group and plays a snippet of a song. The person from the group has 30 seconds to name the title of the piece. If she does so, she gets one point. For each additional piece of information she provides, such as artist or date of composition, she gets one more point. The round continues until everyone has had a chance to name a title. The player with the most points after 10 rounds wins.

Finish the Verse

• Finish the Verse is a silly, creative music game. All players sit in a circle. A leader sings half a verse of any well-known song--genre doesn't matter. At the midway point of the verse, the player to the leader's right has to come up with an impromptu ending to the verse that is different from the original. The more humorous the ending is, the better. When this player has finished creating his ending, he becomes the next leader. Play continues around the entire circle as long as the players like. If desired, players may use a stack of cards that have songs on them and select one on their turn to get started.

Trivia Notes

• Trivia Notes is a game that tests players' knowledge of musical facts. Players sit together in a row. The leader asks the group a trivia question about music, such as where jazz originated, what artist 50 Cent's real name is, or how many strings a lute has. The leader may come up with these questions spontaneously or may work from a prepared list, but questions should be as varied as possible in terms of content so that all guests feel challenged. The first player to raise her hand gets to try to answer the question. If she gets the question right, she gets a point. If not, the person who raised his hand second can try to answer. If no one can answer, the leader gives the answer and no one gets a point. At the end of the game, the person with the most points wins.