Video Game Experiences

Interactive Mario MakerTM 2 Levels

Use the sound of your instrument to play custom levels from Super Mario MakerTM 2. Follow the quest specifically created for each review song or launch out on your own to discover hidden bonuses in each level.

How It Works: Mario swims through the course at a preset tempo for the designated song. Dynamic level controls Mario's up and down movements.

Available Songs: Twinkle Variation A & Perpetual Motion



Immersive Mario MakerTM 2 Levels

Step into larger than life projections of Super MarioTM levels where Mario's movements mirror the rhythm and pitch of each review song. Watch as practice spots transform into pivotal moments in Mario's quest to complete levels and defeat Bowser.

How It Works: Play along with piano accompaniment as you watch Mario explore a level matching the style and musical form of the review songs.

Available Songs: Hunter's Chorus and Theme from the Witches' Dance




Additional Experiences

Karts and Krafts: Music Theory

Mushrooms, turtle shells, coins, POW blocks, stars and bananas are just a short list of the objects video gamers must understand to navigate in Mario KartTM. Similarly, musicians must use the meanings of specific symbols and words to successfully master musical pieces.


Karts: Explore tempo terms and musical form symbols by creating and driving through a RC car course.

Krafts: Reinforce your knowledge of additional music theory symbols with video game themed color-by-symbol coloring sheets.




Story Time: Aural Skills

What sound would a ghost make? What about Yoshi's tongue? Can you figure out how to play "Peaches" just by listening?


1) Use Suzuki Book 1 review songs and sound effects to give characters theme songs and accompany a story about Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom.

2) Complete a listening worksheet to identify patterns of sound and compare them to video game actions.

3) Use your imagination to design a video game world based on your favorite review song.




Parent Chat

Join a discussion just for parents about tenacity and grit in both video games and music.


- Take a look at Princess Peaches' obstacle course for an honest conversation about expectations and reality.

- Discover parallels between the mushroom kingdom and the Suzuki philosophy of music education.

- Complete an observation sheet about perseverance.