Less than $5 Music Composition Activities (by date, oldest first)

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

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

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

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

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

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Catalog: MTP-CGWS-DG

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Give your students a reason to fall for their 5-finger scales this Autumn with these NO PREP 5-finger scale identification worksheets: FALLING LEAVES!

FALLING LEAVES is a set of 15 worksheets that leaves with note names on them which follow a path to identify the scale in order. Students will draw a line from the first note of the scale to the last note of the scale, then color in the leaves different fall colors such as red, orange, yellow, and brown! Notes and leaves that are not in the scale are colored green.

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

1. C Major Page
2. D Major Page
3. E Major Page
4. F Major Page
5. G Major Page 
6. A Major Page 
7. B Major Page 
8. C Minor Page
9. D Minor Page
10. E Minor Page
11. F Minor Page
12. G Minor Page
13. A Minor Page
14. B Minor Page 
15. Blank Page

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

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Catalog: MTP-FLS1-DG

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Whats one thing you think about when fall comes around?

Back to school? NO - FOOTBALL!

That's right, it's Football Season and we're warming up our students with these awesome football-themed Keyboard Flashcards!

In total, there are 32 cards in this set! This set includes cards that are in color and ink-friendly so you can choose the ones that will work best for you and your students! Also included are cards with keyboard diagrams starting on the C key and cards with diagrams starting on the F Key.

One side of the card features a football helmet with a marked key. The other side features an outline of the helmet with the key name.

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!

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Catalog: MTP-FFS1-DG

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We all know that kids LOVE to color.

We also know that kids LOVE to cut things with scissors!

We know that kids love to color worksheets and cut the worksheets apart too!!

This set of Color and Cut pages are perfect for any student to work on their rhythmic comprehension and to use for composing in class. With the wide variety of note and rest lengths included in the resource, you can use with any grade level once they've learned their quarter notes and 8th notes!

Included in the resource, you'll find the following pages you can print, have students color, and cut out! Below are ways you can use the resource in class:

• 4 Quarter Notes
• 2 Quarter Notes, 2 Beamed 8ths
• 2 Quarter Notes, 1 Beamed 8th, 1 Beamed 16ths
• 2 Quarter Notes, 2 Quarter Rests
• 2 Quarter Notes, 1 Beamed 8th, 1 Quarter Rest
• 4 Beamed 8th Notes
• 4 Unbeamed 8th Notes
• 4 Single 8th Notes
• 2 Beamed 8th Notes, 2 Single 8th Notes
• 4 Beamed 16th Notes
• 4 Dotted Quarter Notes
• 2 Dotted Quarter+8th Note Combos
• 2 8th Note+Dotted Quarter Combos
• 4 Half Notes
• 1 Half Note, 2 Quarter Notes
• 1 Half Note, 2 Beamed 8th Notes
• 1 Half Note, 1 Quarter Note, 1 Beamed 8th Notes
• 4 Dotted HAlf Notes
• 1 Dotted Half Note, 1 Quarter Rest Combo
• 1 Dotted Half Note, 1 Quarter Note Combo
• 1 Dotted Half Note, 1 Beamed 8th Note Combo
• 4 Whole Notes
• 1 Whole Note
• 4 Quarter Rests
• 4 Half Rests
• 2 Half Rests
• 4 Whole Rests
• 1 Whole Rest
• Time Signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, Common Time
• 4 Common Time Time Signatures
• 4 4/4 Time Signatures
• 4 3/4 Time Signatures
• 4 2/4 Time Signatures
• 2 Final Bar Lines and 2 Repeat Signs
• 4 Final Bar Lines
• 4 Repeat Signs 

Simply print off the pages you want to use with your students and go! You will want to have coloring implements ready, and you can either have scissors ready or some sort of cutting tool an adult will use. 

To use in class, your students can use these to create 1 measure or multi-measure rhythms! Since this does not include bar lines, you can use things like wicky sticks, pipe cleaners, or even popsicle sticks!

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Catalog: MTP-CACP-DG

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Wanna Pet My Puppy? is a whimsical piano solo for the late beginner which is set in 4/4 time signature in C Major. Students will place their hands in a C 5-Finger position to play the song. In the left hand, students will need to occasionally extend their thumb to play Bass A’s, but everything else is in the C 5-Finger position.

The middle section of the song, measures 9-16, there are E-Flats in the right hand part, which eventually change back to E naturals to give this section a blues-y minor feeling. Toward the end of the song, students will see an octave sign telling the student to play the very last C in the left hand an octave lower.

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.
2. Version 2 with note names written into the note heads.

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

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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-PPLB-DG

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

Memory games are a quick and fun way to review and simple concepts such as the names of Guitar Chords! This game features cards for 6 popular guitar chords for beginners to work on their chord name memorization. These Chords are: C Major, D Major, G Major, E Minor A Minor, and A7.

For each chord, we've included the Chord Boxes, Chord Name, AND we've even included a page of answer cards for students to use the cards at home or to use as a self-checking assessment activity in classes and lessons.

The pages included in this resource are:

1. Chord Box Card Fronts
2. Card Backs
3. Chord Name Card Fronts
4. Card Backs
5. Answer Card Fronts
6. Card Backs

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

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 appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-GCMS-DG

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Make composing and songwriting as easy as a spin!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Catalog: MTP-SRCS4-DHG

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

This worksheet packet of 37 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 sunss to complete measures that are in a 3/4 time signature. Students can write a Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, two beamed 8th Notes, or Half Notes!

Pages feature 5 1-measure exercises with 1-3 blank suns in each measure. Each measure may contain Quarter Notes, Quarter Rests, Half notes, 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-SRCS3-DHG

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

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

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

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

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

Catalog: MTP-HRCS4-DHG

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

This worksheet packet of 37 pages allows your students to not only work on reading rhythms but to fill in the blanks to create their own.

On these pages, students fill in hearts to complete measures that are in a 3/4 time signature. Students can write a Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, two beamed 8th Notes, or Half Notes!

Pages feature 5 1-measure exercises with 1 blank heart in each measure. Each measure may contain Quarter Notes, Quarter Rests, Half notes, 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-HRCS3-DHG

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

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

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

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

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

Catalog: MTP-UMGH-DG

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In reality, there's never a BAD time to compose with your students.

Egg-cellent Etudes 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 eggs.

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-EGCP-DG

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

Memory games are a quick and fun way to review and simple concepts such as the names of Guitar Chords! This game features cards for 6 popular guitar chords for beginners to work on their chord name memorization. These Chords are: C Major, D Major, G Major, E Minor A Minor, and A7.

For each chord, we've included the Chord Boxes, Chord Name, AND we've even included a page of answer cards for students to use the cards at home or to use as a self-checking assessment activity in classes and lessons.

The pages included in this resource are:

1. Chord Box Card Fronts
2. Card Backs
3. Chord Name Card Fronts
4. Card Backs
5. Answer Card Fronts
6. Card Backs

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

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 appreciated! This card game is reproducible, however, it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser. 

Catalog: MTP-GCMH-DG

© 2024 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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

Included in this game are 24 cards - every key in one octave with the enharmonics on the black keys. There are also card backs to help hide the keyboards and the key names! You can also use these as an identification game.

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

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

Catalog: MTP-KBMH-DG

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

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

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

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

Catalog: MTP-UCMG-DG

© 2023 ZS MUSIC PUBLISHING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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

Catalog: DPM-DCCS-DG

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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

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In reality, there's never a BAD time to compose with your students.

Circle Songs 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 circles.

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-CSCP-DG

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If you're singing "Rain, Rain, Go Away", that would be a perfect time to write some songs using these Cloud Composition pages!

Cloud Compositions 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 clouds.

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-CLCP-DG

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