Music Composition Songs (by rating)

Got Rhythm Sticks and that's all you got? Keep your kids busy from 2nd to 5th grade (and even older!) with Rhythm Sticks 6pack, an assortment of Rhythm Stick Read-a-longs!

In these resources, you will see the entire arrangements structured across multiple slides in coded colors with the corresponding repeats. There will be eight boxes that hold each beat along with one of three action icons.

• Sticks - Click your sticks together
• Quarter Note - Hit your sticks on the ground (or chair or desk or lightly on your lap)
• Eighth Notes (if applicable) - Hit your sticks on the ground (or chair or desk or lightly on your lap)
• Quarter Rest - Rest

Teach the entire thing line by line through a rote method and play through at the end!

THE DECEMBER 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 holiday-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• Hidden Word Coloring Page
• Interval Worksheet
• Keyboard Instrument Wordsearch
• Chord Construction Worksheet
• Treble and Bass Clef Tracing Worksheet
• Present Coloring Worksheet
• 4 Composing Sheets
• One set of flashcards
• One board game

The 7 songs in the book include D Major, G Major, F Major, C Major and E-Flat 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, July, August, September, October and November are published as well!

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-DEPB-DG

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Play and compose using this Halloween classic from Doreen Cronin! Using the words "crunch", "creak", "tap" and "quack" in the story, have students play a variety of instruments (hand-held percussion) along with the verbs while you read! Then print, cut out, and laminate the composition cards and have the students compose their own musical soundscapes!

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By popular request, here's an advanced arrangement of the holiday hit that'll sure to get your bucket drumming kids fired up, First Snow, by the Trans Siberian Orchestra!

There are four all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

This version differs from the standard version with the implementation of sixteenth note patterns (which is great to work on with your kids for alternating hands!)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0DngW4WOGY

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THE MAY 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 travel-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• 1 Hidden Word Coloring Page
• Scale Building Worksheet
• Quarter Note Worksheet
• 2 Coloring worksheets
• Four composing pages
• One term-matching worksheet
• One set of flashcards
• One board game with cards

The 7 songs in the book include C Major, G Major, F Major, and D Minor positions for Bass Clef.

And in case you're wondering, YES there are books for the other 11 months of the year! January, February, March, and April are out, and the other 7 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.

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

In Electro, introduce your kids to some great music from indigenous instruments from Africa! Using your classroom Djembe or Tubanos, learn the music by rote by taking it one rehearsal section at a time (with rehearsal markings [A], [B], [C], and so forth). This is terrific practice with your older students who want to work on alternating hands!

The notation on the first space F is a bass (middle of the drum) and the notation on the 3rd line B is a tone (four fingers near the rim of the drum, pitched a bit higher) At the end, wrap it up and put on a show!

Want to layer it?

• Have shakers play on specified beats (try 2 and 4)
• Have shakers play 16th notes all the way throughout or in specific sections
• Have half the class play 1st and 3rd measures, the other half play 2nd and 4th measures
• Do it in a round! )
• Use this in class, a concert, a parent showcase, admin, faculty and staff, whatever you wish!

THE APRIL 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 14 games and activities, and 7 songs that are spring-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• Music Message
• 1 Hidden Word Coloring Page
• Three term-naming worksheets
• Four composing pages
• One chord-building worksheet
• One set of flashcards
• One board game with cards

The 7 songs in the book include C Major, G Major, F Major, and D Minor positions for Bass Clef.

And in case you're wondering, YES there are books for the other 11 months of the year! January, February, and March are out, and the other 8 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.

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

This'll DEFINITELY get your 4th and 5th Grade boys going (and girls too!)

We're taking a detour and going right into the WWE with a slamming arrangement of the Roman Reigns (The WWE undisputed heavyweight champion) theme song "Head of the Table"

There are three all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 2 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!

Note: This arrangement is written in HALF time (don't do it at MM=160, or else you'd end up finishing it way sooner than it needs to be lol)

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://youtu.be/n0QT\_teLcNk?si=\_YFu9fmvMb4tba01

Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!

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The next level in the Rock'n'Rollin' method books! In R'n'R 2, we transition from a simple 3-line staff, to a full 5-line staff. The book focuses on getting students used to reading and playing on the 5-line staff. Other concepts in the book include stickings and rudiments, time signatures, rests, and introduces note and rest names like Quarters, Half's, and Whole's. Color is still used throughout the book to help with the transition on the staff.

The book itself is 100 pages and includes various activities, pages for composition, and a practice tracker in the back. At the end of the book, students may also fill out the Awesomeness Certificate to show they've completed the book!

Please note, this book is licensed for single student use only and duplication is prohibited. If you would like the opportunity to make multiple copies, please purchase our studio license.

Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through general music? Involve them in bucket drumming with the hit song from the 1995 smash film "A Goofy Movie" with I 2 I from Powerline!

There are four all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 4, 6, or 8 times). Then, apply it to drums!

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://youtu.be/-qzWOhUURzo?si=quREsFN87FIonlmh

Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!
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THE JANUARY 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 15 games and activities, and 6 songs that are winter-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• Two Hiden Word Coloring Pages
• Three Color and Match pages for Bass Clef Notes, Treble Clef Notes, and a combination!
• One key identifying page
• Four composing pages
• One chord speller
• One set of flashcards
• One board game with cards

The 6 songs in the book include 3 songs in a C 5-Finger Position and 3 songs in G 5-Finger Position.

And in case you're wondering, YES there are books for the other 11 months of the year! February will be out 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.

You can also click here to purchase printed copies of the book for your students as well!

© 2022 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

In "To the Skies!", introduce your kids to some great music from indigenous instruments from Africa! Using your classroom Djembe or Tubanos (along with tambourines), learn the music by rote by aking it one rehearsal section at a time (with rehearsal markings [A], [B], [C], and so forth). This is terrific practice with your older students who want to work on alternating hands and adding different timbres in with the tambourine

Included is the key for tubano and tambourine notation

At the end, wrap it up and put on a show! Want to layer it?

• Have shakers play eighth notes or dotted quarters all the way throughout or in specific sections
• Have half the class play 1st and 3rd measures, the other half play 2nd and 4th measures
• Do it in a round! :)

Use this in class, a concert, a parent showcase, admin, faculty and staff, whatever you wish!

Have a terrific time with this one :)

THE JULY 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 firework-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• One Hidden Word Coloring Page
• Scale Building Worksheet
• One Hidden Message Worksheet
• Half Note Worksheet
• 6th Interval Worksheet
• One Musical Math Worksheet
• 4 Composing Sheets
• One set of flashcards
• One board game with cards

The 7 songs in the book include C Major, D 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, and June are out, and the other 6 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.

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Wanna get these kids engaged and smiling ear to ear? Get a TRAP REMIX going full of trap music, backbeats, and trance themes with the theme from Minecraft for Bucket Drumming!

There are two all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL4i9FKuiEA

Have fun with this and let us know how it goes!

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THE SEPTEMBER 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 sports-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• Hidden Word Coloring Page
• Interval (5th) Worksheet
• 3/4 Time Signature Worksheet
• Half Rest and Whole Rest Worksheet
• Coloring Worksheet
• 4 Composing Sheets
• Term Identification Worksheet
• 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, July, and August are out, and the other 3 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-SEPB-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

In "Walk it Out, introduce your kids to some great music from indigenous instruments from Africa! Using your classroom Djembe or Tubanos, learn the music by rote by taking it one rehearsal section at a time (with rehearsal markings [A], [B], [C],). This is terrific practice with your older students who want to work on alternating hands with some syncopated rhythms

The notation on the first space F is a bass (middle of the drum) and the notation on the third space C is a tone (four fingers near the rim of the drum, pitched a bit higher). There are a few measures with a clap that's indicated on a top line F

At the end, wrap it up and put on a show! Want to layer it?

• Have tambourines or shakers play on specified beats (try 2 and 4)
• Have shakers play 16th notes all the way throughout or in specific sections
• Have half the class play 1st and 3rd measures, the other half play 2nd and 4th measures
• Do it in a round! :)

Use this in class, a concert, a parent showcase, admin, faculty and staff, whatever you wish!

(Remember the repeat in the beginning :D)

Have a terrific time with this one :)

THE FEBRUARY 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 15 games and activities, and 6 songs that are love-themed in the book.

The activities include:

• Two Hidden Word Coloring Pages
• Three Color and Match pages for Bass Clef Notes, Treble Clef Notes, and a combination!
• One key identifying page
• Four composing pages
• One scale speller
• One set of flashcards
• One board game with cards

The 6 songs in the book include 3 songs in a C 5-Finger Position and 3 songs in G 5-Finger Position.

And in case you're wondering, YES there are books for the other 11 months of the year!

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.

You can purchase physical copies of the book by clicking here!

© 2022 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Cup rhythms are terrific for your students of all ages! Inexpensive plastic cups from the dollar store, Target, or others make excellent substitutes for percussion instruments and in unison played together, solidifies steady beat, rhythm acuity, and gets everyone playing as an ensemble!

In this arrangement of Imagine Dragons' hit from 2022, the newly released "Bones"!

students will read each corresponding colored section along with the form identifier for the amount of times played.

Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats. Then, apply it your class set of cups (to be done on the ground, in their seat, or however)!

Notation is as follows:

• CUP WITH ARROW - to be played by striking the cup (upside down) on the floor
• CUP WITH HAND - to be played with cup on the floor and patting the top of the cup
• CLAP - hands clap once
• QUARTER REST - one beat rest

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://youtu.be/kK9g0XTxSM0

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!

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Catalog: PM-GFLB-DG

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Need to connect with your kids with their pop music through general music? Involve them in bucket drumming with Motown the Musical: "Get Ready / Dancing in the Streets"

There are five all-color coded slides along with the form identifiers listed next to each phrase. Discuss form with the students and teach them (by rote) the rhythms on the powerpoint with the corresponding repeats (most are repeated 3 or 4 times). Then, apply it to drums!

All regular notation is to be played on the buckets (or drums, or ground, however you wish), and the X notation (with a down stem) are played as stick clicks above their head (or you could apply it to a tambourine or other auxiliary instrument)

Here's the track so you can play along...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyn42moyN4M

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