For Any Grade Music Composition Printables

Creativity abounds! Have this blank sheet music on hand, or for a specific lesson. There are several different layouts included, and a few different line sizes - geared specifically toward younger composers who may need bigger spaces to make notations in.

Notation lessons are on the way, but this is a great resource for a student learning to read music/compose, or to become familiarized with manuscript pages.

No pressure! Also great for the youngest students to just draw circles, lines, and color in any way they can imagine.

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

This music-note-themed program booklet template will prepare you for your next chorus or band concert! Compatible with Google Slides™, we've taken the guesswork out of the design so you can focus on the concert and, most importantly, your musicians!

Features:

• Compatible with Google Slides™ to easily edit
• 11"x8.5" US letter size, landscape orientation, folds into a half-sheet 5.5"x8.5" booklet
• Print, save or share electronically
• Choose to print in black-and-white or color
• Includes instructions on recoloring any design feature
• Easily add important information like your school name, date, location, and time
• All resources use Google Fonts™ and can be downloaded for free from fonts.google.com.

Printing directions: Adjust your print settings to US letter size and landscape orientation. To print two-sided, flip on the short edge. Printing one sheet front-and-back creates a 4-page folded booklet; printing two sheets front-to-back creates an 8-page folded booklet, and so on.

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In this package, you will receive 36 music music symbol and sign cutouts for your classroom white/chalkboard, images to embed in your media presentations, manipulatives for class, anything you can imagine!

Decked out with high quality clip art and modern fonts, this is sure to be a welcomed addition to your elementary classroom! Can either be printed out full page or shrunken to a size of your preference

Included terminology in this resource:

• Eighth Note
• Quarter Rest
• Whole Rest
• Diminuendo
• Staff
• Meter Sign
• Fermata
• Quarter Note Triplet
• Eighth Note Triplet
• Crescendo
• Mezzo Piano
• Natural
• Half Note
• Eighth Rest
• Tremelo
• Mezzo Forte
• Accent
• Ending ("1st Ending")
• Quarter Note
• Sixteenth Note Triplet
• Tie
• Bass Clef
• Treble Clef
• Repeat Sign
• Whole Note
• Eighth Note Pair
• Forte
• Piano
• Half Rest
• Dot (dotted quarter note)
• Sixteenth Notes
• Down Stem
• Up Stem
• Sharp
• Flat
• Chord

Raise your hand if you're a big fan of Pitched Percussion Instruments like I am?!

This resource is a COMPLETE SET of letters you can use in your classes and lessons along with the popular pitched percussion instruments such as musical tubes, xylophones, and desk bells!

What makes this a complete set? Well... included in this set are:

• A set of Small Letters in Color (8/page)
• Set of Medium Letters in Color (4/page)
• Set of Large Letters in Color (2/page)
• Set of Big Letters in Color (1/page)
• Set of Small Ink-Friendly Letters, Outlined (8/page)
• Set of Medium Ink-Friendly Letters, Outlined (4/page)
• Set of Large Ink-Friendly Letters, Outlined (2/page)
• Set of Big Ink-Friendly Letters, Outlined (1/page)

You can use this resource for:

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

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! You can make as many copies of the pages as needed. Please note that this resource is only to be used by the original purchaser. Invite your colleagues to check out this resource and purchase their own license.

Catalog: MTP-PLCS-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Choir Cliff Notes is your ultimate one-page guide to mastering the basics of music literacy! Designed specifically for choir students, this front-only cheat sheet covers all the essentials you need to navigate your sheet music with confidence.

Included:

• Diatonic Solfege: A quick reference to help you nail those scales and sightreading.
• B/W & Color Option Available
• Treble & Bass Clef Notes: Learn to recognize note names with fun memory aids from a familiar treble clef song, and bass clef rap.
• Dynamics: A clear breakdown of musical dynamics, from pianissimo to fortissimo, and everything in between.
• Note Durations: Visual examples of quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and eighth notes to keep your rhythm sharp.
• Real Sheet Music Example: An annotated section of actual music, highlighting key elements like Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, bar lines, and measures for easy reading and practice.
• Chromatic Solfege: Includes hands signs of the chromatic solfege in order for students to reference.
• Key Signature: Teaches students to identify key signature quickly and easily.

Keep this guide in your binder for quick reference before rehearsal or performances, and never miss a beat!

Creativity abounds! Have this blank sheet music on hand or for a specific lesson. This standard manuscript layout has a variety of background designs and clipart. Pick the perfect one or let each student choose their own.

Notation lessons are on the way, but this is a great resource for a student learning to read music/compose, or to become familiarized with manuscript pages. No pressure! Also great for the youngest students to just draw circles, lines, and color in any way they can imagine.

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

Let luck be on your side and create a clover composition with your students during this spring season!

Clover Compositions is a PRINT AND GO activity and comes with a variety of options to use with your students in the packet. Part of this set is from The March Piano Book.

On each page, students can write notes or music alphabet letters on a set of 4-leaf clovers.

Included in this pack are pages for:

• 2 8-beat rhythms in “4/4” time
• 2 8-beat melodies in “4/4” time
• 1 16-beat rhythms in “4/4” time
• 1 16-beat melodies in “4/4” time
• 2 8-beat rhythms in “3/4” time
• 2 8-beat melodies in “3/4” time
• 1 16-beat rhythms in “3/4” time
• 1 16-beat melodies in “3/4” time
• 1 8-beat rhythm in “4/4” time in landscape orientation
• 1 8-beat melody in “4/4” time in landscape orientation 
• 1 6-beat rhythm in “3/4” time in landscape orientation
• 1 6-beat melody in “3/4” time in landscape orientation

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Please note that while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser may make copies and distribute to their students, but not to their fellow teachers/schools. You may direct your colleagues here to purchase their own set.

Catalogue: MTP-CCCP-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Piano Cliff Notes is your one-page, front-only cheat sheet to piano essentials, perfect for students just starting out or those needing a quick refresher! This guide covers the core basics of piano playing and music literacy, ensuring you're always prepared at the keyboard.
Included:

• B/W & Color Option Available
• Finger Numbers: A simple diagram showing which fingers correspond to numbers (1-5) for both hands, making hand positioning easy.
• Treble & Bass Clef Notes: Clear visuals of note names on both staves, helping you read music with confidence.
• Rhythm Durations: Quick references for quarter, half, whole notes, and more to keep your timing spot on.
• Notes on a Staff: Identify notes on the grand staff with mnemonic devices to remember their placements.
• Notes on the Piano: A piano keyboard graphic showing note names, helping you connect what you read on the staff to what you play.
• Dynamics: A guide to understanding musical dynamics, from soft to loud, with examples like piano, forte, and crescendo.

Tuck this guide into your piano binder for a handy reference before lessons or practice sessions, and take the guesswork out of reading and playing music!

Looking for a way for students to remember where they're at in their book? How about an awesome gift for completing a challenge? Or even a cool freebie to hand out to prospective families?

Check out our Piano Chord Bookmarks!

This set of bookmarks allows you to make a variety to hand out to your piano students kids during their lessons and classes including front and back bookmarks, or one-sided bookmarks.

You'll find in the document one page with Major Chords which includes cut lines, one page with Minor Chords without cut lines, and one page with Minor Chords with cut lines. This way, you can make bookmarks however you see fit!

We've included the C Major, F Major G Major, A Minor, D Minor, and E Minor Chords.

Here's what's inside the document

• Print and Assembly instructions page (so you don't make the same mistakes I did!)
• 1 Page of 5 Bookmarks with major chords with cut lines
• 1 page of 5 Bookmarks with minor chords without cut lines
• 1 Page of 5 Bookmarks with major chords without cut lines
• 1 page of 5 Bookmarks with minor chords with cut lines

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! The set of bookmarks IS a reproducible resource, but you may not share this with colleagues or other teachers/schools. Please direct them here so they can buy their own set.

ZSMP Catalog: MTP-PBMS-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

For inquiries, please send us a message here on TeachShare, or e-mail: zsmusiceducation@gmail.com

Elevate your piano teaching with our comprehensive Accelerated Piano Adventures Bundle! This all-in-one bundle includes everything you need to guide your students through Books 1 and 2 of the Accelerated Piano Adventures series, offering a structured, engaging, and effective learning experience.
Bundle Includes:

1. Accelerated Piano Adventures Book 1: Comprehensive Student Guide & Vocabulary Review

• Detailed unit-by-unit instructions
• Vocabulary and review pages for reinforcing key concepts
• Designed to be used alongside the Theory, Performance, Sightreading, and Lesson Books

1. Free Progress Tracking Poster

• Visual tracking system for Books 1 and 2
• Students place stickers to track their progress, keeping them motivated and engaged
• Matches the design of other products for a cohesive classroom look

Key Benefits:

• Structured Learning: Provides clear, step-by-step guidance for each unit, helping students understand and master key concepts.
• Enhanced Engagement: The progress tracking poster motivates students by visually representing their achievements and encouraging them to advance at their own pace.
• Seamless Integration: All resources are designed to work together, offering a complete teaching toolkit that aligns with the Accelerated Piano Adventures series.
• Motivational Tools: Includes practical classroom tools like the progress poster and stamp system to boost student morale and track progress effectively.

Perfect For:

• Group piano classes
• Individual piano lessons
• Teachers looking for a cohesive set of resources to support students through the Accelerated Piano Adventures series

Invest in this bundle to streamline your teaching process, keep students motivated, and create a productive learning environment. Download the bundle today and provide your students with everything they need to succeed in their piano adventures!

Help your students out with their Quarter and 8th Notes using our Little Jammers Rhythm Cards! This freebie pack includes 1 sheet with words on the cards, and 1 sheet without the words so you or your students can write their own words in!

Each sheet has 6 cards on it and has 4 Quarter Notes cards and 2 8th Note cards. All you have to do is print out, cut and go! For durability and longevity, you may print out on card stock and/or laminate the cards.

You are allowed to make as MANY copies as you need, but you may not share this product with other teachers. Encourage them to come and download their own!

Before you trim the tree, get your students in the holiday spirit and trim the page with their own compositions with Ornament Originals composing sheet set!

Ornament Originals is a PRINT AND GO activity and comes with a variety of options to use with your students in the packet. On each page, students can write notes or music alphabet letters on a set of tree ornaments.

Included in this pack are pages for:

• 2 8-beat rhythms in “4/4” time
• 2 8-beat melodies in “4/4” time
• 1 16-beat rhythms in “4/4” time
• 1 16-beat melodies in “4/4” time
• 2 8-beat rhythms in “3/4” time
• 2 8-beat melodies in “3/4” time
• 1 16-beat rhythms in “3/4” time
• 1 16-beat melodies in “3/4” time
• 1 8-beat rhythm in “4/4” time in landscape orientation
• 1 8-beat melody in “4/4” time in landscape orientation 
• 1 6-beat rhythm in “3/4” time in landscape orientation
• 1 6-beat melody in “3/4” time in landscape orientation

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Please note that while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser may make copies and distribute to their students, but not to their fellow teachers/schools. You may direct your colleagues here to purchase their own set.

Catalogue: MTP-OOCP-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

YUMMY CHEESY PIZZA is a fun and simple piece for your beginner that only uses the F Major 5-Finger scale, in honor of National Cheese Pizza Day! This is agreat, quick piece for your students to work on their F Major 5-Finger Position. You’ll notice the tempo says “A Cheesy Swing!”, so you can introduce swung 8th notes to your students to have a little fun with the song. The song is good for beginners at 16 measures!

There are four versions of the song you can use with students:

1. Version 1 with regular note heads and flat notes.
2. Version 2 with note names in the note heads and flat notes.
3. Version 3 with regular note heads in the key of F.
4. Version 4 with note names in the note heads in the key of F.

This piano solo is part of our Multi-Version Songs series.

What is a Multi-Version Song? These are songs we have created that have different versions of the same song in the same file so you have some flexibility with your students who are at different learning stages! This allows you to provide these songs to students no matter what level they're at!

This means that the song will come with and without letters in the noteheads, and if the song is in a key signature other than C Major or A Minor, the song will also have versions in the given key signature and version with no key signature and the necessary accidentals. Most of our Multi-Version Songs have at least two to four versions in the file.

Did you know you can earn TeachShare credit for reviewing and rating resources?! It's true! If you find that you enjoy this song, please be sure to come back and provide your feedback so others teachers can find it and you can earn your credit!

Your Support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

This song is reproducible only by the original purchaser. If your colleagues like the song, be sure to tell them where you purchased it!

Catalog: PM-YCPS-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights

Hot Dog is a fun and simple piece for your beginner that only uses the C Major 5-Finger scale! The lyrics are quirky about wanting to eat dozens and hundreds of hot dogs with ketchup, mustard, and relish!

You’ll notice the tempo says “With Swing!”, so you can introduce swung 8th notes to your students to have a little fun with the song. Also in measure 11, the F is sharped, so students to work on moving their finger, and/or finding the F-sharp on the piano keyboard. 

The song is longer for beginners at 32 measures. You are welcome to shorten the song and end it at measure 16.  

There are two versions of the song you can use with students:

1. Version 1 with regular note heads. 
2. Version 2 with note names in the note heads.

I hope you and your students have fun playing the song!

Did you know you can earn TeachShare credit for reviewing and rating resources?! It's true! If you find that you enjoy this song, please be sure to come back and provide your feedback so others teachers can find it and you can earn your credit!

Your Support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

This song is reproducible only by the original purchaser. If your colleagues like the song, be sure to tell them where you purchased it!

Catalog: PM-HDBP-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights

Give your students a sweet way to work on their chords this summer with these NO PREP chord spelling worksheets: POPSI-CHORDS!

POPSI-CHORDS is a set of 12 worksheets that feature 6 popsicles on each page with different types of chords for them to spell out and work on this summer. 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! On top of that, we've included root position pages, pages with inversions, and 7th chords galore!

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

• 12 Pages of Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished Chords in Root Position
• 12 Pages of the above chords in 1st Inversion
• 12 pages of the above chords in 2nd Inversion.
• 1 Page of Chord Name Identification using given notes in the chord
• 5 pages of Roman Numeral Chord Analysis in C Major on the Treble Clef
• 5 pages of Roman Numeral Chord Analysis in C Major on the Bass Clef
• 5 pages of Roman Numeral Chord Analysis in G Major on the Treble Clef
• 5 pages of Roman Numeral Chord Analysis in G Major on the Bass Clef
• 9 Pages of Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th Chords
• 9 Pages of Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th Chords in 1st Inversion.
• 9 Pages of Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th Chords in 2nd Inversion.
• 9 Pages of Major, Minor, and Dominant 7th Chords in 3rd Inversion.
• 1 Page of Major/Minor Chord I.D. in a C Diatonic Scale on Treble Clef
• 1 Page of Major/Minor Chord I.D. in a C Diatonic Scale on Bass Clef
• 1 Page of Root, 1st Inversion, 2nd Inversion chord I.D. on Treble Clef
• 1 Page of Root, 1st Inversion, 2nd Inversion chord I.D. on Bass Clef
• 1 Page of Major Chord Writing on Treble Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Major Chord Writing on Bass Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Minor Chord Writing on Treble Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Minor Chord Writing on Bass Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Augmented Chord Writing on Treble Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Augmented Chord Writing on Bass Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Diminished Chord Writing on Treble Clef Staff
• 1 Page of Diminished Chord Writing on Bass Clef Staff

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.

Did you know that you can receive TeachShare credit for reviewing and rating resources?? Once you've downloaded and used the resource, be sure to come back here to rate the resource to receive your credits!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-PCWS-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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

This worksheet packet 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 sunss to complete measures that are in a 4/4 time signature. Students can write a Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, two beamed 8th Notes, or Half Notes!

Pages feature 5 1-measure exercises with 1-4 blank sunss in each measure. Each measure may contain Quarter Notes, Half 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-SRCS2-DHG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Looking for a summer-themed melodic or rhythmic composing activity for your students? We got you.

Need a customizable sightreading activity for your students? We got you!!

Blank Beat Cards allow you to work with your students on activities that require 12 beats such as composing, sightreading and more!

In this set of Blank Beat Cards, there are 12 suns on the page, oriented for 3 "measures" of 4/4 time signature. The resource includes the following colors to make the resource customizable for your school colors:

1. Multi-Color (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green)
2. Red
3. Orange
4. Yellow
5. Green
6. Blue
7. Purple
8. Grey (Ink-Friendly)
9. White (Ink-Friendly)

There are two pages of each color to make it easy for you to print this resource off double-sided with the colors you'd like to use.

Want to make these cards last? For longevity, you can print on thicker paper or card stock, and laminate the cards so you can use them over and over and over again!

This resource IS reproducible, but you may not share the resource with other teachers. Please share with them where you got it!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! If you find that you enjoy this resource, please be sure to give a rating and a review!

Catalog: MTP-BB123-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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!

© 2024 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Looking for a way for students to remember where they're at in their book? How about an awesome gift for completing a challenge? Or even a cool freebie to hand out to prospective families?

Check out our 6-String Guitar Chord Bookmarks!

This set of bookmarks allows you to make a variety to hand out to your guitar students kids during their lessons and classes including front and back bookmarks, or one-sided bookmarks.

You'll find in the document one page with Major Chords which includes cut lines, one page with Minor Chords without cut lines, and one page with Minor Chords with cut lines. This way, you can make bookmarks however you see fit!

We've included the C Major, F Major G Major, A Minor, D Minor, and E Minor Chords.

Here's what's inside the document

• Print and Assembly instructions page (so you don't make the same mistakes I did!)
• 1 Page of 5 Bookmarks with major chords with cut lines
• 1 page of 5 Bookmarks with minor chords without cut lines
• 1 Page of 5 Bookmarks with major chords without cut lines
• 1 page of 5 Bookmarks with minor chords with cut lines

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! The set of bookmarks IS a reproducible resource, but you may not share this with colleagues or other teachers/schools. Please direct them here so they can buy their own set.

ZSMP Catalog: MTP-G3MS-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

For inquiries, please send us a message here on TeachShare, or e-mail: zsmusiceducation@gmail.com

Are you ready for the sounds of the spooky season? Now's the time to make some Spooky Sounds with your students!

Spooky Songs is a PRINT AND GO activity and comes with a variety of options to use with your students in the packet. Part of this set is from The October Piano Book.

On each page, students can write notes or music alphabet letters on a set of spider webs.

Included in this pack are pages for:

• 2 8-beat rhythms in “4/4” time
• 2 8-beat melodies in “4/4” time
• 1 16-beat rhythms in “4/4” time
• 1 16-beat melodies in “4/4” time
• 2 8-beat rhythms in “3/4” time
• 2 8-beat melodies in “3/4” time
• 1 16-beat rhythms in “3/4” time
• 1 16-beat melodies in “3/4” time
• 1 8-beat rhythm in “4/4” time in landscape orientation
• 1 8-beat melody in “4/4” time in landscape orientation 
• 1 6-beat rhythm in “3/4” time in landscape orientation
• 1 6-beat melody in “3/4” time in landscape orientation

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Please note that while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser may make copies and distribute to their students, but not to their fellow teachers/schools. You may direct your colleagues here to purchase their own set.

Catalogue: MTP-SPCP-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.