For Any Grade Music Composition Resources (by rating)

This big Bach bundle includes 120+ pages of fun & engaging activities! From listening sheets to music note matching - there are lots of ways to include Johann Sebastian Bach into your composer unit!

Bach Note Match

Music Center! Do you need engaging activities for practicing music notes? This music note matching activity reviews & strengthens treble and bass note skills. Cut and laminate for extended use. Cards feature adorable Johann Sebastian Bach clipart with bright, spring backgrounds!

*An additional set of posters & cards are included without background graphics.

18 Grand Staff Puzzles (18 in all)

Treble Space Notes: f - a - c - e

Treble Line Notes: e - g - b - d - f

Bass Space Notes: a - c - e - g

Bass Line Notes: g - b - d - f - a

5 Wall Posters / Music Center Sheets

Grand Staff: Illustrates the two staves

Treble Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the treble clef looks like

Treble Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the treble clef

Bass Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the bass clef looks like

Bass Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the bass clef

Bach Composer Listening Activities

Composer Fact Sheet - From the composer's birthplace to the instruments they've studied, this one page reference sheet will make a great handout for your students.

Birthplace Guide - Add in some geographical research to discover more about where the composer was born! This page includes space for writing the capital, language, and even a popular food.

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

01. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

02. Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor

03. Cantata No. 21

04. Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Air)

05. Concerto for Two Violins

06. Partitia for Violin No. 2

07. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

Bach Word Search

One composer. Ten words. Three styles. Pick & print your favorite! Use with a timer for a race through musical history or as an independent activity.

Bach Fun Pack!

Celebrate the birthday and achievements of Johann Sebastian Bach! This composer fun pack is full of vocabulary, coloring, listening sheets and more. Designed for Pre-K and Kindergarten + adaptable for older students as well!

What’s Inside:

Composer Fact Sheet

Birthplace Fact Sheet

Birthday Coloring Sheet

Birthday Season Vocabulary

Composer Vocabulary

Story Tiles

Compose a Story

Birthday Planner - More or Less Activities (4 pages)

Find the Difference

Compose a Pattern (2 pages)

Listening Sheets:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Cantata No. 21

Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Air)

Magnificat

Italian Concerto

Bourree in E Minor

Fugue in G Minor

The Partita in D Minor

Mass in B Minor

Bach & Marcello "Adagio"

This beautiful piece is originally attributed to Italian composer Alessandro Marcello and later arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach for the keyboard. Both pieces are widely available on YouTube, from the oboe to violin and of course, the piano.

01. Oboe Concerto in D Minor (second movement,) Marcello

02. BWV 974 Adagio, Bach

"Little" Fugue in G Minor

Just Print & Play! Do you need fun and engaging brain breaks? This classical music activity pack features 6 listening activities to experience! The Star Rating and Emoji guides are included as a fun reference (color/b&w.) Also great for sub plans & sub tubs!

Featured Music:

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80, Johannes Brahms

Brain Break Activities:

1. Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
2. Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
3. Listen & Color a Carnival - Students can color their own carnival while listening to the selected music! Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!
4. Emoji Checkbox Listening - This listening sheet style is all about checkboxes! Students note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, and colors are also listed. Students color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid. The 'Inspiration Box' can be used for inspired drawing, journaling, notes, poetry, etc.
5. 1-5 Star Rating Guide in color
6. 1-5 Star Rating Guide in black & white
7. Emoji Rating Guide in color
8. Emoji Rating Guide in black & white
9. Word Composer - compose a list of new words using letters from the composer's name. Add a timer for an extra challenge!
10. Drawing/Writing Page - a freestyle approach to listening! Students can draw a scene inspired by the music selection or use the page as a writing space. Great for bulletin boards and displays!

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

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.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Happy Teaching!

-Zach Seckman

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Make learning note names and their locations on the piano fun with Piano Bingo! This engaging activity is perfect for helping students begin to connect notes on the staff with their corresponding keys on the piano.

What’s Included:

• 6 Bingo Cards:
  • 2 Cards with Treble Clef, Piano, and Rhythm/Vocab: One with 25 spaces and one with 16 spaces.
  • 2 Cards with Bass Clef, Piano, and Rhythm/Vocab: One with 25 spaces and one with 16 spaces.
  • 2 Cards with Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Piano, and Rhythm/Vocab: One with 25 spaces and one with 16 spaces.

How It Works:

• Fill in the Blanks: Students fill in the blank spaces on their Bingo cards with note names, piano keys, or rhythm durations, based on the teacher's prompts.
• Play Bingo: The teacher calls out notes, piano keys, or rhythms, and students mark their cards. The first to get a line, full house, or pattern wins!
• Reinforce Learning: This activity reinforces the connection between the notes on the staff and their corresponding keys on the piano, while also helping students practice rhythm recognition.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Interactive Learning: Turns note identification and piano key location into a fun, interactive game.
• Flexible Use: The variety of cards allows for different combinations of treble clef, bass clef, piano keys, and rhythms, and vocab words making it adaptable for various learning levels.
• Engaging for All Ages: Suitable for beginners and young students who are just starting to learn how to read music and identify notes on the piano.

Perfect for:

• Piano Teachers: A fun way to reinforce note reading and piano key identification in lessons or group classes.
• Classroom Use: Great for music teachers looking to add a hands-on, engaging activity to their curriculum.
• Practice at Home: Parents can use this as a fun tool to support their child’s music education at home.

Bring excitement to learning note names and piano key locations with Piano Bingo!

Do you want to save precious planning time? Start the new school year with a music appreciation toolbox! This power bundle includes four popular activity packs. Explore the solar system without leaving the classroom! Listen to an animal-themed carnival by Camille Saint-Saëns. Experience all four seasons and become familiar with Vivaldi's most popular suite. At the end of the year, wind down and settle in with the music of Tchaikovsky's world-renowned "The Nutcracker!" 

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of popular classical music
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

Students use musical context clues to understand the instruments, perceive differences, and identify social-emotional themes. The heart of these resources is the listening activities where student groups listen to the piece together and note their observations. These open-ended activities allow students to compare notes, ask questions, discuss different parts of the work, and improve their listening skills.

► The Planets by Gustav Holst Classical Music Listening Activities Packet

"My students LOVED being able to use this while listening to and learning about The Planets! They loved being able to draw their own scenes whilst listening!!" - Music with Maarika

Children are fascinated by the solar system, so it's no wonder that they enjoy classical music with a space theme! "The Planets" by Gustav Holst is a great place to start. This packet contains a set of listening activities to introduce children to the orchestration and harmony of Gustav Holst's "The Planets!"

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of planets, their characteristics, and the solar system
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Printable Listening Sheets Include: (five pages per piece)

The Planets • Mars, the Bringer of War • Venus, the Bringer of Peace • Mercury, the Winged Messenger • Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity • Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age • Uranus, the Magician • Neptune, the Mystic

• Pluto, the Unpredictable (Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic)

• Earth (Jun Nagao)

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Emoji Checkboxes - Students can use checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more!

Color a Carnival - Which carnival rides and activities best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!

Listen and Color - There's plenty of space for drawing, coloring, or journaling! Students can decorate the box in their own music-inspired way while choosing creative keywords that best describe their listening experience.

► Carnival of the Animals Classical Music Listening Activity Packet with Easel

"Best Carnival of the Animals resource I've purchased." - Faith S.

The Carnival of the Animals Activity Packet introduces students to the music of Camille Saint-Saëns. With these listening activities, students will become familiar with each character in this work and develop a deeper appreciation for the music.

Students use musical context clues to understand the instruments, perceive differences, and identify shared characteristics across species. The heart of this resource is the listening activities where student groups listen to the piece together and note their observations. This resource allows students to compare notes, ask questions, discuss different parts of the work, and improve their listening skills.

There are fourteen movements based on animals, including elephants, birds, tortoises, and even lions! From the magical notes of "Aquarium" to the soothing strings of "The Swan," Saint-Saëns' "The Carnival of the Animals" is a wondrous musical journey.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Carnival of the Animals
• compare/contrast which instruments represent animal sounds and behavior
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

Introduction and Royal March of the Lion • Hens and Roosters • Wild Donkeys Swift Animals • Tortoises • The Elephant • Kangaroos • Aquarium • Characters with Long Ears • The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods • Aviary • Pianists • Fossils • The Swan • Finale

► Vivaldi Four Seasons Classical Music Listening Packet with Easel Activity

"This resource contains such a wide variety of listening reflection sheets!! My students loved using them as they listened, compared, and contrasted the various sections of Vivaldi's Four Seasons!" - Michelle B.

Introduce Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" to your students! This activity pack now includes the original and new listening sheet formats. Choose your own Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter adventure!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi
• observe seasonal/weather influences within a composition
• familiarity with the Baroque musical period
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter

► The Nutcracker Classical Music Listening Activity Packet with Easel Activity

"My students loved this resource as we learned about The Nutcracker. I used this resource as a review of what we had watched that day. I also used this as a time filler for my older students when they were done with their quizzes. It was great for all elementary grades! I recommend if you are teaching The Nutcracker and want something low prep and engaging." - Tawny H.

Do you need engaging music activities for December? "The Nutcracker" Listening Sheets will add festive cheer to your class party, homeschool meetups, or holiday family fun! There are 135 pages of four different activities included in this pack. Also great as sub plans and brain breaks!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Music Featured in Each Pack:

Overture • The Christmas Tree • March • Gallop And Dance Of The Parents • The Presents Of Drosselmeyer • Grandfather Dance • Clara And The Nutcracker • Battle with the Mouse King • In The Christmas Tree • Waltz Of The Snowflakes • The Magic Castle On The Mountain Of Sweets • Clara And Prince Charming • Chocolate (Spanish Dance) • Coffee (Arabian Dance) • Tea (Chinese Dance) • Trepak (Russian Dance) • Dance Of The Reed Pipes • Polichinelle (The Clown) • Waltz Of The Flowers • Pas De Deux (3rd Movement contains "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy") • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy • Grand Finale

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

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!

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.

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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.

"The graphics are fun and there is a lot of good information." - Clint M.

Just print & play! Do you need fun and engaging activities for your Carnival of the Animals unit? This bundle includes six listening and activity packs!

Lifetime Updates

You'll have everything you need for a month of classical music appreciation with 100+ listening activities in this activity vault. You will also receive periodic updates for this resource for free! Keep an eye on your "My Purchases" tab for update notifications.

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Carnival of the Animals
• compare and contrast which instruments represent animal sounds and behavior
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Carnival of the Animals Listening Activities

Introduce students to the music of The Carnival of the Animals! From the magical notes of "Aquarium" to the soothing strings of "The Swan," Saint-Saëns "The Carnival of the Animals" is a wondrous musical journey.

What's Included:

1-page Resource Guide

Word Composer

Composer Rating Sheet

Listening Sheet Star Rating Guide

Listening Sheets

Weather and Emotions Listening Sheets

Listening Sheets Include (two pages per piece:)

01. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion

02. Hens and Roosters

03. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals

04. Tortoises

05. The Elephant

06. Kangaroos

07. Aquarium

08. Characters with Long Ears

09. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods

10. Aviary

11. Pianists

12. Fossils

13. The Swan

14. Finale

Carnival of the Animals Music Note Matching

This music note matching activity reviews & strengthens treble and bass note skills. Cut and laminate for extended use. Cards feature Carnival of the Animals and bright, colorful backgrounds!

*An additional set of posters & cards are included without background graphics.

18 Grand Staff Puzzles (18 in all)

Treble Space Notes: f - a - c - e

Treble Line Notes: e - g - b - d - f

Bass Space Notes: a - c - e - g

Bass Line Notes: g - b - d - f - a

5 Wall Posters / Music Center Sheets

Grand Staff: Illustrates the two staves

Treble Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the treble clef looks like

Treble Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the treble clef

Bass Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the bass clef looks like

Bass Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the bass clef

Carnival of the Animals Drawing/Journal Pages

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? These NEW drawing/journal sheets feature Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns! Students can draw or write notes/stories while listening to each piece.

Printable Listening Sheets Include:

1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
2. Hens and Roosters
3. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals
4. Tortoises
5. The Elephant
6. Kangaroos
7. Aquarium
8. Characters with Long Ears
9. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
10. Aviary
11. Pianists
12. Fossils
13. The Swan
14. Finale

Carnival of the Animals Research Sheets

Students research each animal and record their habitat, diet, and more! Also includes a space to draw a scene with each animal.

Animal Research Sheets Include:

1. Lion
2. Rooster
3. Donkey
4. Tortoise
5. Elephant
6. Kangaroo
7. Fish
8. Cuckoo Bird
9. Bird
10. Swan

Carnival of the Animals Blank Sheet Music

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.

Carnival of the Animals Listening Sheets

Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!

Printable Listening Sheets Include:

1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
2. Hens and Roosters
3. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals
4. Tortoises
5. The Elephant
6. Kangaroos
7. Aquarium
8. Characters with Long Ears
9. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
10. Aviary
11. Pianists
12. Fossils
13. The Swan
14. Finale

With the myriad of songs and pieces on the TeachShare store, we figured we'd throw out a new paradigm in creating resources - CUSTOMIZING YOUR OWN!

For only $4.25, you can receive a custom built bucket drumming song of your own! Name the piece, describe the level of difficulty (quarters and eighths, sixteenths, etc), and have it created and emailed directly to you!

To begin:

• Please purchase the resource right here
• Email jasonlitt@gmail.com, and submit the name of your piece, your chosen difficulty level, and anything else you wish
• Receive your custom bucket drumming piece back!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

For a sample of the format and interface of these compositions and arrangements, please check out some products of our best sellers below!

High Hopes, Panic! at the Disco - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Thunder, Imagine Dragons - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Can't Stop the Feeling, Justin Timberlake - BUCKET DRUMMING!

This is Me, The Greatest Showman - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Party in the USA, Miley Cyrus - BUCKET DRUMMING!

The Greatest Show, (from The Greatest Showman) - ADVANCED BUCKET DRUMMING!

Sunflower, Post Malone/Swae-Lee (from Spiderman) - BUCKET DRUMMING!

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee - CHRISTMAS BUCKET DRUMMING!

THE AUGUST PIANO BOOK is a great addition to your teaching library and your student's library with a mix of games, activities, and songs!

In total, there are 12 games and activities, and 7 songs that are school-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• Hidden Word Coloring Page
• Hidden Picture Coloring Page
• Note Identification Coloring Page
• Whole Note Worksheet
• Perfect Interval Worksheet
• Enharmonic Worksheet
• 4 Composing Sheets
• One set of flashcards
• One board game with cards

The 7 songs in the book include C Major, D Major, G Major, E-Flat Major and F Major positions for the Grand Staff.

And in case you're wondering, YES there are books for the other 11 months of the year! January, February, March, April, May, June and July are out, and the other 4 months are coming soon!

Please note that this book is reproducible and you can make copies of pages from the content in the book. You are welcome to send the link for this book to your colleagues so they can purchase their own license of the book.

Catalogue: PM-AUPB-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!

"My students love the Nutcracker and these activities are a great, time-saving resource for my unit." - Erin E.

Do you need fun & engaging music activities? "The Nutcracker" and "Hello, December" Listening Sheets are now a bundle! Combine both of these sets for a cozy and festive winter classroom!

Bundle Benefits:

• Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
• Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
• Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
• Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
• Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
• No musical training is required - just print and play!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite and winter-themed music
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

What's Included:

• 1-page Resource Guide
• Listening Sheet Star Rating Guide (Students rate with snowflakes/ornaments!)
• Listening Sheets
• Weather and Emotions Listening Sheets

Musical Selections included with "The Nutcracker" (two pages per piece:)

1. Overture
2. The Christmas Tree
3. March
4. Gallop And Dance Of The Parents
5. Presents Of Drosselmeyer
6. Grandfather Dance
7. Clara And The Nutcracker
8. Battle with the Mouse King
9. In The Christmas Tree
10. Waltz Of The Snowflakes
11. The Magic Castle On The Mountain Of Sweets
12. Clara And Prince Charming
13. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
14. Coffee (Arabian Dance)
15. Tea (Chinese Dance)
16. Trepak (Russian Dance)
17. Dance Of The Reed Pipes
18. Polichinelle (The Clown)
19. Waltz Of The Flowers
20. Pas De Deux (3rd Movement contains "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")
21. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
22. Grand Finale

Musical Selections included with "Festive December" (two pages per piece:)

1. Carol of the Bells, Leontovych
2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky
3. Four Seasons (Winter,) Vivaldi
4. Troika, Prokofiev
5. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Tchaikovsky
6. The Snow is Dancing, Debussy
7. Footprints in the Snow, Debussy
8. Piano Concerto No. 1, Rachmaninoff
9. Symphony No. 11, Raff
10. Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev
11. Ice Dance, Elfman
12. Winter Wind, Chopin
13. Alpine Symphony, Strauss
14. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky
15. Sinfonia, Vivaldi
16. Winterreise, Schubert
17. Chasse-Neige, Liszt
18. The Snow Maiden, Rimsky-Korsakov
19. String Quartet in F Major, Ravel
20. Etude Op. 25, No. 1, Chopin
21. Sinfonia Antarctic, Williams

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.

Help your students master drumset notation with this clear and engaging Drumset Notation Poster Set! This resource includes two separate posters: one highlighting cymbal notation and another focusing on drums like the snare, toms, and bass drum.

Designed with flexibility in mind, this set includes cutout labels for each drum and cymbal, allowing you to tape the names over the corresponding notes as students learn them—perfect for gradual skill-building in your classroom.

Whether you print them as standard posters or enlarge them using tools like rasterbator.com or local print shops, these posters will become an essential part of your music room!

What's Included:

• Poster 1: Cymbal Notation (hi-hats, ride, crash, etc.)
• Poster 2: Drum Notation (toms, snare, bass drum, etc.)
• Cutout Labels: Drum & cymbal titles to add as students learn

This product is ideal for drum students of all levels and provides a visual aid that makes learning percussion notation more accessible and fun!

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!

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 SINGLE SET of Piano, Guitar, and Ukulele chord bookmarks!

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

For each instrument, we've included the C Major, F Major G Major, A Minor, D Minor, and E Minor Chords. There are also piano key bookmarks that feature key names as well!

What makes this set complete? Here's what's inside:

• Print and Assembly instructions page (so you don't make the same mistakes I did!)
• 12 Pages of combined instruments:
  • Set 1: 2 Piano bookmarks, 2 6-String Guitar bookmarks, 1 Ukulele bookmark which comes with cut lines and no cut lines.
  • Set 2: 1 Piano Chord Bookmark, 1 Piano Key Bookmark, 1 6-String Guitar Bookmark, 1 3-String Bookmark, and 1 Ukulele Bookmark. Each set has pages with cut lines and pages with no cut lines.

This single set is perfect for teachers or music school owners who teach multiple instruments and need to produce these bookmarks for such a variety of instrument students.

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-PGUC-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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

Transform your music classroom with our comprehensive Music Classroom Posters Bundle, designed in the soothing and cohesive Acoustic Tones color palette. This bundle is your ultimate solution for decorating and organizing your music room with stylish and educational posters.

Bundle Features:

• Wide Variety: Includes a diverse collection of posters covering key music concepts such as note durations, key signatures, dynamic markings, solfege, choir room rules, and more.
• Educational Value: Each poster serves as an educational tool, helping students grasp fundamental music theory and classroom rules in an engaging manner.
• Acoustic Tones Color Palette: Designed to match other items in our shop, ensuring a harmonious and visually appealing atmosphere in your music classroom.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for decorating walls, bulletin boards, or any space where visual aids are needed for music instruction.
• Applicable to All Music Ensembles: While primarily geared toward choir, the bundle includes tools that are beneficial for all music ensembles, fostering a comprehensive music education experience.
• Easy to Print and Use: Ready-to-print files that can be easily laminated for durability and long-term use.

Benefits:

• Simplifies the process of decorating and organizing your music classroom with a cohesive theme.
• Enhances the learning environment with stylish and educational posters that appeal to students.
• Provides comprehensive coverage of essential music theory and classroom rules, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience.
• Saves time and effort in searching for suitable classroom decorations with a curated bundle of cute and functional posters.

Revitalize your music classroom with the Music Classroom Posters Bundle! Download now to create a welcoming and educational space that inspires musical learning and creativity.

Learning to read music can have many benefits for students. These colorful music note-matching cards and posters are easy to set up and fun to use! Note-matching games are a great activity for both individual and group learning. They are easy to set up and can be adapted to different skill levels, making them suitable for learners of all ages.

Learning Objectives

• Memorization and understanding of each music note
• Improved memory and concentration
• Increased creative thinking and problem-solving
• Greater appreciation of music as an art form
• Comprehension of music notes and how they work together
• Increased knowledge of the musical structure and theory

What's Included

This activity pack includes full-color and white background posters, matching cards, and full-page posters for learning and checking answers. Great for centers! Simply print the cards and posters, cut out the note cards, and laminate for durability. Students match the note with the correct letter card. This is a great activity for reinforcing note names.

18 Grand Staff Puzzles (18 in all)

Treble Space Notes: f - a - c - e

Treble Line Notes: e - g - b - d - f

Bass Space Notes: a - c - e - g

Bass Line Notes: g - b - d - f - a

5 Wall Posters / Music Center Sheets

Grand Staff: Illustrates the two staves

Treble Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the treble clef looks like

Treble Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the treble clef

Bass Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the bass clef looks like

Bass Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the bass clef