10 musical party games to get the party started

Musical party games are the perfect way to start the party and have great fun.

If you have friends and family who love to sing, dance, or like to be the centre of attention, check out these musical party games for a swinging good time.

1 Name that Tune

How to play

• Prepare a playlist with short clips of different songs.
• Play a short segment of a song, and participants have to guess the song title or artist.
• You can create teams and keep score for added competition.

Age Range: All Ages
Players: As many as you want

2 Top of the Pops

TOP OF THE POPS at Amazon

How to play

• Top of the Pops is a game covering music from the ’60s to the 00s
• Teams play quick-fire buzzer battles to name song titles and artists
• 30 seconds to sing, describe and kazoo famous artists

Age Range: 14+
Players: 4 players +

 

3 Karaoke Contest

How to play

• Set up a karaoke machine or use a karaoke app.
• Let participants choose songs to sing, and have a panel of judges or let guests vote on the best performance.

Age Range: All Ages
Players: As many as you want

4 Soundiculous

SOUNDICULOUS

How to play

• Soundiculous is reverse charades. Instead of miming make as much noise as you like.
• Make sounds like a tiger, drill or washing machine to help you team mates guess the answer.

Age Range: 8+
Players: As many as you want

 

5 Dance Off

How to play

• Set up a dance floor and play a variety of music.
• Encourage guests to showcase their dance moves.
• You can have dance competitions with judges or just dance for fun.

Age Range: All Ages
Players: As many as you want

6 Tension Music Addition

TENSION MUSIC ADDITION at Amazon

How to play

• Choose a card in Tension Music Addition and see 10 possible answers
• Team members race against the clock to guess the answers on a music subject i.e 10 boy bands, 10 artists from NYC

Age Range: 12+
Players: 2 teams

 

7 Guess the Song Lyrics

How to play

• Select a few lines from different songs.
• Read or sing the lines without revealing the song title or artist.
• Participants have to guess the song correctly.

Age Range: All Ages
Players: As many as you want

8 Kazoo that Tune

KAZOO THAT TUNE at Amazon

 

How to play

• In Kazoo that Tune you hum with a plastic Kazoo
• 200 well-known tunes
• Guess the tune before the timer runs out.

Age Range: 8+
Players: 10 players

 

9 Song Association

How to play

• One person says a word, and the next person has to sing a song containing that word.
• Keep the chain going, and see how long participants can continue without repeating songs

Example –  Sweet

1. Sweet Dreams (are made of this) – Eurythmics
2. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
3. Sweet Love – Anita Baker

Age Range: Adults
Players: As many as you like

10 Musical Pictionary

How to play

• Combine the classic drawing game with music.
• Each participant or team is given a song title, and they have to draw the title while others guess.

Age Range: All Ages
Players: As many as you want

What game would you like to try?

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