Less than $5 For Any Grade Music Composition Activities (by price, low to high)

It's the most wonderful time of the year when you can pull out your winter-themed resources to use with your students!

This freebie set of Notes on the StaffOrnament Flashcards is a great way to get your students into the winter spirit by having them review the notes in Middle C Position

In total, there are 12 cards in the set that range from Bass F to Treble G, including Bass B-Flat and Treble F-Sharp. The full set (which is coming soon) will have one-octave sets as low as Low C all the way up to High C.

One side of the card features a colored ornament with a note on the Bass Clef or Treble Clef staff. The other side features the outline of the ornament and the name of the note.

Assembly is easy! You just need to print double-sided, cut and go! You are more than welcome to print in color, or black and white to save on ink.

This product is licensed for duplication, but you may not share the resource with other teachers. You can invite them here to download their own copy so they have their own!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Your feedback is always welcome on any of our products. Thank you!

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Designed with the youngest composers in mind - these blank manuscript pages allow students to compose their own pieces! Draw the music notes or use small stickers to piece together a classical composition. Treble & bass clef tracing sheets are also included.

It's the most wonderful time of the year when you can pull out your winter-themed resources to use with your students!

This freebie set of Ornament Keyboard Flashcards is a great way to get your students into the winter spirit by having them review the keys on their keyboard

In total, there are 8 cards in the set that include the white keys, and the E-Flat key. The full set (which is coming soon) will include sets of flat names, sharp names, and both!

One side of the card features a colored ornament with a three or four-white key keyboard image. The other side features the outline of the ornament and the name of the key.

Assembly is easy! You just need to print double-sided, cut and go! You are more than welcome to print in color, or black and white to save on ink.

This product is licensed for duplication, but you may not share the resource with other teachers. You can invite them here to download their own copy so they have their own!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Your feedback is always welcome on any of our products. Thank you!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Thank you for checking out this set of Letters for Pitched Percussion Instruments!

These letters are colored to match the colors of popular pitched percussion instruments such as musical tubes, xylophones, and desk bells!

This freebie set includes all 7 music alphabet letters that are already colored in for you! All you have to do is print, cut, and play! If you'd like these to be durable and last you a while, you can print on card stock and/or laminate the letters once cut out.

You can use this resource for:

• Teaching the Music Alphabet
• Composing songs on the spot
• Many Games and Activities
• and so much more!9

As this is a freebie, we'd LOVE for you to share this link with your colleagues so they can download a copy for themselves.

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Catalog: MTP-PLFB-DG

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Make composing and songwriting as easy as a spin!

This four-section spinner is completely blank so you can write in the choices students have when composing. Sections can be anything from notes, chords, or roman numerals.

You are welcome to make as many copies as needed for your students and classes. For durability and longevity, you are also welcome to laminate the copies and use a dry-erase marker so you can use the spinner over and over again! 

Be on the lookout for more of these spinners with dedicated spaces to use with all of your music students. If you enjoy using this resource, please be sure to give it a rating and a review!

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The Drumset Composing Cards are a great addition to your resource library for classroom and private teachers alike!

This listing is our Freebie Set which includes three different sizes in both color and ink-friendly pages!

Cards included in the Freebie Set are the small versions which are 16 cards to a page (2 cards per instrument!)

Colors on the cards line up with our ROCK'N'ROLLIN' DRUMSET METHOD that you can use along with the books for students to write their own beats to put into the books!

Instruments included in this set of cards are:

• Bass Drum (BD)
• Low Tom (LT)
• Snare Drum (SD)
• Mid/Medium Tom (MT)
• High Tom (HT)
• Ride Cymbal (RC)
• Hi-Hats (HH)
• Crash Cymbal (CC)

In total, there are 2 pages of cards in the set! So what can you use the composing cards for? Things like...

• Letting students create their own beats and grooves
• Creating well-known patterns for students to play and figure out
• Flashcards to quiz students on instrument names
• ...and so much more!

These Composing Cards ARE a reproducible resource, but you may not share these with colleagues as only the original purchaser has the rights to duplicate the resource.

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-Zach Seckman

Catalog: DPM-DCCS-DG

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This engaging, no-prep worksheet is designed to combine piano note identification with problem-solving skills. Ideal for piano and music theory students, the worksheet includes three different pages, each with a unique focus:

1. Three-Letter Word Riddles Page: Students solve riddles where the answers are three-letter words. To find the solution, they must identify the notes on the piano keys shown. Each key corresponds to a different note, and deciphering the notes will reveal the answer to the riddle.
2. Four-Letter Word Riddles Page: This section features riddles with four-letter word answers. Students will use their note recognition skills to identify the notes on the piano keyboard, which will help them solve each riddle and uncover the four-letter word answers.
3. Phrase Riddles Page: In this section, students tackle riddles that lead to musical phrases. They will identify the notes on the piano keys to determine the correct phrases, integrating their note identification skills with their understanding of musical terminology.

Features:

• Answer Key Included: An answer key is provided for all pages, allowing for quick verification and efficient feedback.
• Easy No-Prep Activity: This worksheet is ready to use with minimal preparation, making it perfect for classroom use or individual practice.

This worksheet offers a fun and interactive way for students to practice piano note recognition while solving riddles and uncovering musical answers.

Do you need fun and engaging Halloween music activities? Designed with the youngest composers in mind - these blank manuscript pages allow students to compose their own pieces! Draw the music notes or use small stickers to piece together a classical composition. Treble & bass clef tracing sheets are also included.

Do you know how composers create the haunting sounds of Halloween? Check out our blog post The Hidden Secrets of Spooky Halloween Music to learn more!

This Ukulele Chord Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Valentine's season! 

Included in this game are 12 cards - 6 common chords: C Major, F Major, G Major, A Minor, E Minor and D7 - and cards with the name of the chord on the back. There are also cardbacks to help hide the chord and the chord names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-UMGH-DG

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All. The. Sticky. Notes!

These sticky-note templates are staffs with the Bass Clef that you can print on and use for anything you need to show to students to place in notebooks or method books, or whatever other needs you have with your students!

The PDF file allows you to print off a master copy of the page you want to use. After printing the master page, simply place blank sticky-notes on the master page and put the page back into the printer!

This entire document is 5 pages, which includes:

1. Document information and Printing instructions
2. 3"x3" page with a title line
3. 3"x3" page without a title line
4. 2"x2" page with a title line
5. 2"x2" page without a title line
6. A Blank 3"x3" page to line up your sticky-notes
7. A Blank 2"x2" page to line up your sticky-notes

The 3"x3" pages hold 9 sticky notes on the page. the 2"x2" pages hold 12 sticky notes on the page.

You can print as many masters as you need to print multiple sticky-notes at a time. However, you may not share this document with teachers, so please encourage your coworkers to purchase their own copy of this sticky-note template.

This Ukulele Chord Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Christmas season! 

Included in this game are 12 cards - 6 common chords: C Major, F Major, G Major, A Minor, E Minor and D7 - and cards with the name of the chord on the back. There are also cardbacks to help hide the chord and the chord names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-UCMG-DG

© 2023 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

You need to print

All. The. Sticky. Notes!

These sticky-note templates are staffs with the Treble Clef that you can print on and use for anything you need to show to students to place in notebooks or method books, or whatever other needs you have with your students!

The PDF file allows you to print off a master copy of the page you want to use. After printing the master page, simply place blank sticky-notes on the master page and put the page back into the printer!

This entire document is 5 pages, which includes:

1. Document information and Printing instructions
2. 3"x3" page with a title line
3. 3"x3" page without a title line
4. 2"x2" page with a title line
5. 2"x2" page without a title line
6. Blank 3"x3" to help place your notes
7. Blank 2"x2" to help you place your notes

The 3"x3" pages hold 9 sticky notes on the page. the 2"x2" pages hold 12 sticky notes on the page.

You can print as many masters as you need to print multiple sticky-notes at a time. However, you may not share this document with teachers, so please encourage your coworkers to purchase their own copy of this sticky-note template.

In Vocal Explorations, your students (of any age), can follow along to various shapes and elicit vocally as they follow the shape up, down, left, right, or staying the same!

Use as a warmup for choral activities, as an assessment, or just for fun!

With these 25 exercises, you can self lead this, have a student, or have a group of students take a mouse cursor, pointer, or other pointing device to follow the curvature of lines, dots, and more throughout the lesson!

Halfway in, it splits apart into a two part vocal exploration (could split the class up As and Bs, 1s and 2s, Boys and Girls, however you figure)

Have a great time with this!

Help your students confidently bridge the gap between reading music and playing it on the piano with this engaging "Connect the Staff to Piano" worksheet activity! Designed specifically for beginners, this resource provides a fun and interactive way for students to practice identifying notes on the staff and matching them to their corresponding keys on the piano.

What's Included:

• Treble Clef Worksheet: Notes on the staff on the left side, with a piano keyboard on the right. Students connect each note to its correct key.
• Bass Clef Worksheet: Similar format, focusing on notes in the bass clef.
• Answer Keys: Provided for both treble and bass clef worksheets to make grading easy and efficient.

This activity is perfect for individual practice, homework assignments, or as a classroom learning station. It reinforces note recognition and keyboard geography, laying a solid foundation for future music reading and playing skills. Whether you're teaching piano lessons or general music classes, this resource will help students build essential connections between written music and the piano keyboard.

Help your students master chord identification and construction with these Chords/Triads Speed Tests! This product includes 4 different testing options to fit your music theory curriculum:

• Option 1 & 2: Students can either write their own Major and Minor chords or identify provided chords.
• Option 3 & 4: Students will tackle a broader range, including Major, Minor, Augmented, and Diminished chords, either by writing their own or identifying the given chords.

These tests provide a fast-paced and engaging way for students to improve their knowledge of triads, and answer keys are included for easy grading. Designed to match other products in your store, they follow the same cohesive color palette and style for a unified classroom experience. Perfect for reinforcing music theory concepts and building confidence in chord recognition!

Brighten up your students rhythm composing with these rhythmic composing sheets that are filled with sunshine!

This worksheet packet of 25 pages allows your students to not only work on reading rhythms but to fill in the blanks to create their own.

On these pages, students fill in suns to complete measures that are in a 2/4 time signature. Students can write a Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, or two beamed 8th Notes!

Pages feature 5 1-measure exercises with 1-2 blank suns in each measure. Each measure may contain Quarter Notes, Quarter Rests, and 2 beamed 8th Notes.

Please note, while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser can make copies of the resource. Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-SRCS4-DHG

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Give your students a love of learning rhythm with these new rhythmic composing sheets that are themed just for Valentine's day!

This worksheet packet of 25 pages allows your students to not only work on reading rhythms but to fill in the blanks to create their own.

On these pages, students fill in hearts to complete measures that are in a 2/4 time signature. Students can write a Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, two beamed 8th Notes, or Half Notes!

Pages feature 5 1-measure exercises with 1 blank heart in each measure. Each measure may contain Quarter Notes, Quarter Rests, and 2 beamed 8th Notes.

Please note, while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser can make copies of the resource. Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-HRCS4-DHG

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Give your students a gourd-fully good way to work on their chords this fall with these NO PREP chord spelling worksheets: CHORD GOURDS!

CHORD GOURDS is a set of 21 worksheets that feature 6-12 gourds on each page with different types of chords for students to spell out and work on this fall. To make sure you can use this resource with different levels, we've included pages that use Major Chords, Minor Chords, Augmented Chords, and Diminished Chords! For an added bonus, we've included enharmonic names for the "black-key" chords as well.

So what's inside the resource?? You'll find the following pages:

1. Major Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Sharp Chords
2. Major Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Flat Chords
3. Major Chord Gourds: 6 White Key Chords 
4. Major Chord Gourds: 5 Sharp Chords and 1 White Key Chord
5. Major Chord Gourds: 5 Flat Chords and 1 White Key Chord
6. Minor Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Sharp Chords
7. Minor Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Flat Chords
8. Minor Chord Gourds: 6 White Key Chords 
9. Minor Chord Gourds: 5 Sharp Chords and 1 White Key Chord
10. Minor Chord Gourds: 5 Flat Chords and 1 White Key Chord
11. Augmented Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Sharp Chords
12. Augmented Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Flat Chords
13. Augmented Chord Gourds: 6 White Key Chords 
14. Augmented Chord Gourds: 5 Sharp Chords and 1 White Key Chord
15. Augmented Chord Gourds: 5 Flat Chords and 1 White Key Chord
16. Diminished Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Sharp Chords
17. Diminished Chord Gourds: all 12 Chords with Flat Chords
18. Diminished Chord Gourds: 6 White Key Chords 
19. Diminished Chord Gourds: 5 Sharp Chords and 1 White Key Chord
20. Diminished Chord Gourds: 5 Flat Chords and 1 White Key Chord
21. Big Blank Chord Gourd

This is a reproducible resource that you can print off over and over again! If you have colleagues who like this resource, be sure to send them here to buy their own copy of the resource.

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Catalog: MTP-CGWS-DG

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This Keyboard Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your beginners during the Christmas season! 

Included in this game are 24 cards - every key in one octave with the enharmonics on the black keys. There are also card backs to help hide the keyboards and the key names! You can also use these as an identification game. There is also a set of cards with the answers on them so you can use this as a self-checking assessment for your students!

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-KBMG-DG

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This Ukulele TAB Memory Game is an easy print, cut and play resource you can use with your students during the Christmas season! 

Included in this game are 24 cards - TABS in one octave with two flat notes and two sharp notes. There are also card backs to help hide the TAB and the note names! You can also use these as an identification game.

To make the game, all you have to do is print double-sided (flip on the long edge), cut and play! You can print on cardstock and/or laminate cards for durability. 

Your support of a small business is appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-UTMG-DG

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