Four Corners of the World

Join our 9th Annual Music Madness!

Music Madness is a bracket-style tournament where various songs representing the four corners of the world will compete each week from February 23 to April 13! Students will vote for the songs they’d like to see in the next round. This is a great opportunity for students to analyze music and think critically.


View the Kickoff Video!

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How to Participate:

1.

From your Teacher Dashboard, go to New Content to find this year’s audio playlist with all 16 songs, printable worksheets, and the original bracket.

You can also search “Quaver’s Music Madness” in Resource Manager to find these materials if you’d like to build a custom lesson or assignment.

2.

We recommend teachers dedicate class time for students to listen to the songs and analyze the contenders with the provided worksheets below.

Students can then come to this page to vote on their favorites. Students can use their personal devices to submit individual votes or teachers can submit votes on behalf of a class.

3.

At the end of each round, we’ll announce which songs will move onto the next round on this page and on the QuaverEd Facebook page. We’ll also provide an updated bracket and the next round’s voting form.

Tournament Schedule

We recommend planning ahead with this schedule:

  • Kickoff Video drops on February 23 (will be found in New Content and Resource Manager)
  • First Round: February 23 to March 6
  • Quarterfinal: March 9 to March 20
  • Semifinal: March 23 to April 3
  • Final: April 6 to 10
  • Announce the winner on April 13 on this page and on the QuaverEd Facebook page!
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Use these responding activities with students:

For Younger Students (K-2nd)

  • Search “Quaver’s Music Madness” in Resource Manager.
  • Download and print the K-2 worksheet for students to complete as they listen to the songs.
  • Students can analyze the songs based on the following elements: tempo, mood, dynamics, and instrument families.
  • Fill in the boxes:
    • Mood box – students can draw how the song makes them feel
    • Dynamics box – students can mark on the scale which dynamic best fits the song
    • Tempo box – students can write a word or draw something representing the tempo.
    • Instruments/Timbre box – students decide whether they hear voices, instruments, or both. Then, they circle the instruments they think they hear in the song.
  • Students can rate each song by shading in the stars, and the piece that receives the most stars wins that round for your class/students!

For Older Students (3rd+)

  • Search “Quaver’s Music Madness” in Resource Manager.
  • Download and print the 3+ worksheet for students to complete while listening to the songs.
  • The critical thinking questions will guide your students as they analyze the pieces.
  • Students can respond to each question on the worksheet and then discuss their answers in groups or as a class.
  • Students can rate each song by shading in the stars, and the piece that receives the most stars wins that round for your class/students!

FAQs

Music Madness is a bracket-style tournament where various songs representing the four corners of the world will compete each week from February 23 to April 13! Students will vote for the songs they’d like to see in the next round. This is a great opportunity for students to analyze music and think critically.

Votes are entered through the Google form above.

Students can vote on their own using a personal device or teachers can submit a vote on behalf of a class!

We know school schedules vary so we provide the resources for you to implement Music Madness in a way that works best for you and your students. Many teachers will print the bracket on a poster and display it in their classroom. As the tournament progresses, he or she will update the bracket based on how the Quaver Community votes. We will provide the results and updated brackets on this page at the end of each round.

“My students absolutely LOVE Music Madness! I have my students fill out the bracket themselves before voting starts with their predictions for which songs will win. I keep track, and the students who have the most accurate brackets when the results are in receive a prize! This is something my students look forward to all year.”
– Melody Jenkins, @TheChromaticMusicTeacher