$5 - $10 Music Composition Activities

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

Give your students a sweet way to work on their scales this summer with these NO PREP scale spelling worksheets: POPSI-SCALES!

POPSI-SCALES is a set of 6 worksheets that feature 6 popsicles on each page with two types of scales for them to spell out and work on this summer. The included pages use Major Scales and Minor Scales. For an added bonus, we've included enharmonic names for the "black-key" scales as well!

What is included in this resource?

This resource includes pages for major and natural minor scales in 5-note Pentascales, and 1-octave scales. In this resource, you’ll find the scales in the following keys: C, G, D, A, E, B, F, F♯, G♭, C♯, D♭, G♯, A♭, D♯, E♭, A♯, & B♭.

In total, there are 100 pages! You’ll find the scales in the following groups in the resource:

• 6 Pentascales per page with Major and Minor Pages (6 Pages)
• 4 Pentascales per page with Major and Minor Pages (10 Pages)
• 1 Pentascale per page with Major and Minor Pages (34 Pages)
• 4 1-Octave scales per page with Major and Minor Pages (10 Pages)
• 1 1-Octave scale per page with Major and Minor Pages (34 Pages)
• 6 other pages of written out Pentascale identification and color pages using Major and Minor scales of C, D, F, G, and A in Treble and Bass Clefs.

All you have to do is print and go! This is a NO-PREP resource you can use with your students throughout summer and beyond to make working on scales such a sweet treat!

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-PSWS-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

New Style! This recently updated set of cards features a bright rainbow background with a swirled border. As requested, there are now full page posters for each music term. Great for music centers and bulletin boards!

Product Includes:

+ 30 flashcards to print, cut, and laminate (6 per page)

+ 30 full-page musical term posters

Featured Terms:

01. Rhythm

02. Beat

03. Meter

04. Measure

05. Accent

06. Sound

07. Improvisation

08. Baton

09. Tempo

10. Pitch

11. Dynamics

12. Range

13. Interval

14. Tone

15. Ritardando

16. Note

17. Accelerando

18. Notation

19. Bass Clef

20. Treble Clef

21. Grand Staff

22. Score

23. Climax

24. Theme

25. Harmony

26. Form

27. Scale

28. Style

29. Key

30. Sequence

Banana Bread is a fun, 16-measure piano solo for the late beginner and was composed to help address two concepts to the late beginner student. The first being anacrusis, or Pick-Ups. The song starts off with a pick-up measure and this would be a good song to either reenforce or introduce anacrusis to students.

The other concept is to play with different hand positions. You’ll notice the only left hand note Your students’ right hand will need to be in C position, on the Middle C. From here, you can choose where the left hand is placed:

• Middle C position where both thumbs share Middle C.
• B-C position where the Left Hand thumb is on Bass B, and the Right Hand thumb is on Middle C.
• A regular C Position with Left Hand thumb is on Bass G and Right Hand Thumb is on Middle C. 

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!

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Catalog: PM-BBLB-DG

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Brighten up your students' sightreading skills with our set of Sunny Sight-Reading Cards using four chords!

This set of 262 cards features the I-IV-V-V7 chords in sets of four, placed on suns. Each page features two cards. In the document are two sets of the cards: one in color so you can print on white paper and in greyscale to save on ink, or print on colored paper! Additionally, there is 1 page of blank cards in both color and greyscale!

Click here to check out our other sun and summer-themed resources!

Please note, only the original purchaser of this resource can duplicate the document but may not share with colleagues. You can direct colleagues here to purchase their own copy!

Did you know you can earn TeachShare credit for reviewing and rating resources?! It's true! After you've purchased and used this resource, be sure to come back to share your feedback and you can receive TPT credit to use for future purchases!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-SSC1-DG

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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

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In a fast-paced society, you need resources you can quickly pull out and quickly use for your students to work on essential skills...quickly!

We're introducing our new 3-note Big Sight Reading Cards!

This set includes 81 pages of cards that use the notes F, G, and A.

The cool part of these cards is their versatility! How are sight reading cards versatile? Lemme tell you. You can use these cards to:

• Introduce Sight reading individually or in a group.
• Assess Sight Reading skills individually or in a group.
• Composing (or "arranging" a song) for students to play, individually or in a group.

It's almost like how Alton Brown likes to cook, we like to use resources that are "multi-taskers"...so you have more band for your buck!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Please note that while this resource is reproducible, you may only use this with your students. The resource license is not transferrable to other school or teachers.

Catalog: MTP-FBSB-DG

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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!

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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

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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

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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.

Hey drum teachers, what happens when you tell your drum student to play a fill?

You might get cock-eyed looks of confusion, wondering what a fill is on the drums...

What are we filling?

How do we play a fill?

Who is Phil?

Then this resource is just for you! Introducing our sets of DRUM FILL FILLERS!

DRUM FILL FILLERS are 1-measure cards that have a wide variety of fills on them!

These cards are perfect for your students who need help with:

• Inspiration on what to play in a fill
• Learning where instruments live on the percussion staff
• SIGHTREADING! All percussionists could work on their sightreading!

Set 4 uses the Snare Drum, Bass Drum, and Tom Drums, aside from the crash and bass drum following the fill. In total, there are 24 examples across 12 pages.

The resource can be printed single-sided or double-sided and laminated for durability.

Please note that while this product is studio-licensed, you may not share it with other teachers and/or schools or studios. You are encouraged to share this link so they can purchase their own license.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Thank you!!

Catalog: DPM-DFF4-DG

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

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 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 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 blank heart 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-HRCS2-DHG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

In a fast-paced society, you need resources you can quickly pull out and quickly use for your students to work on essential skills...quickly!

We're introducing our new 3-note Big Sight Reading Cards!

This set includes 81 pages of cards that use the notes G, A, and B.

The cool part of these cards is their versatility! How are sight reading cards versatile? Lemme tell you. You can use these cards to:

• Introduce Sight reading individually or in a group.
• Assess Sight Reading skills individually or in a group.
• Composing (or "arranging" a song) for students to play, individually or in a group.

It's almost like how Alton Brown likes to cook, we like to use resources that are "multi-taskers"...so you have more band for your buck!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Please note that while this resource is reproducible, you may only use this with your students. The resource license is not transferrable to other school or teachers.

Catalog: MTP-GBSB-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

My Little Goldfish Is a 32 measure song about your pet goldfish who swims in the fishbowl saying “Blub! Blub!” The song is set in D Major and includes versions with accidentals and versions with a key signature. From the start, you can easily teach and review intervals with students such as steps and skips up to 5ths since the song begins with a descending motive with both hands and these intervals are included throughout the song as well. The song is structured so you can teach the first page of the song, then easily add in the second page even though there are some slight melodic differences. 

Depending on where your student is at level wise, we’ve included two different versions of the song that you can use:

1. Version 1 with regular note heads with accidentals.
2. Version 2 with alpha note heads with accidentals. 
3. Version 3 with the D Major key signature with regular note heads.
4. Version 4 with the D Major key signature with alpha 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-GFLB-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights

Brighten up your students' sightreading skills with our set of Sunny Sight-Reading Cards using just three notes!

This set of 84 cards features the D-E-F letters in a set of four, placed on suns. Each page features two cards. In the document are two sets of the cards: one in color so you can print on white paper and in greyscale to save on ink, or print on colored paper! Additionally, there is 1 page of blank cards in both color and greyscale!

Click here to check out our other sun and summer-themed resources!

Please note, only the original purchaser of this resource can duplicate the document but may not share with colleagues. You can direct colleagues here to purchase their own copy!

If you find you enjoy this resource, please be sure to give it a rating and a review for other teachers to find and use with their students!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-SSR4-DG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Brighten up your students' sightreading skills with our set of Sunny Sight-Reading Cards using just three notes!

This set of 84 cards features the F-G-A letters in a set of four, placed on suns. Each page features two cards. In the document are two sets of the cards: one in color so you can print on white paper and in greyscale to save on ink, or print on colored paper! Additionally, there is 1 page of blank cards in both color and greyscale!

Click here to check out our other sun and summer-themed resources!

Please note, only the original purchaser of this resource can duplicate the document but may not share with colleagues. You can direct colleagues here to purchase their own copy!

If you find you enjoy this resource, please be sure to give it a rating and a review for other teachers to find and use with their students!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-SSR2-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 of 140 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 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 time signatures! 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 suns in each measure. Each measure may contain Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Quarter Rests, and 2 beamed 8th Notes.

Please note, that 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-SRCS1-DHG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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

This complete set of On-Staff Note Ornament Flashcards is a great way to get your students into the winter spirit by having them review the notes on the staff.

These cards feature notes from Low C on the Bass Clef up to High C on the Treble Clef. At the beginning of the set are four notes on a page grouped in 1-octave sets from Low C to Bass C, Bass C to Middle C, Middle C to Treble C, and Treble C to High C. There are also pages that have four cards of 1 note each so you can make multiple sets! Additionally, there is a set of cards that have the octave name AND there is a black/white set of ornaments that are ink friendly so you can either print on white or colored paper and save on ink! In total, there are 152 cards in the set all together!

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

(Note, this resource will be getting and expansion here soon, so if you purchase, we will update you when that expansion happens!)

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!

Catalog: MTP-NSOC-DG

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

Hey drum teachers, what happens when you tell your drum student to play a fill?

You might get cock-eyed looks of confusion, wondering what a fill is on the drums...

What are we filling?

How do we play a fill?

Who is Phil?

Then this resource is just for you! Introducing our sets of DRUM FILL FILLERS!

DRUM FILL FILLERS are 1-measure cards that have a wide variety of fills on them!

These cards are perfect for your students who need help with:

• Inspiration on what to play in a fill
• Learning where instruments live on the percussion staff
• SIGHTREADING! All percussionists could work on their sightreading!

Set 3 only uses the Snare Drum and Tom Drums, aside from the crash and bass drum following the fill. In total, there are 24 examples across 12 pages.

The resource can be printed single-sided or double-sided and laminated for durability.

Please note that while this product is studio-licensed, you may not share it with other teachers and/or schools or studios. You are encouraged to share this link so they can purchase their own license.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Thank you!!

Catalog: DPM-DFF3-DG

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