$5 - $10 Music Assessment (by date, latest first)

A game that will keep your 4th and 5th graders entertained, engaged, and competitively charged, here's RHYTHM IMPOSTER inspired by "Among Us"!

In Rhythm Imposter, you will see 2 or 3 "crewmates" assigned with different instruments (either a trumpet, violin, or xylophone).

A musical example will be played where all of the crewmates will play their assigned rhythms on their instruments.

During the example, You, along with your students, will soon find out that the trumpet, violin, or xylophone did NOT play the correct rhythm!

Your task is to decide which crewmate is the IMPOSTER by selecting the one crewmate instrumentalist who didn't play their rhythm correct (or even at all!). Advance the slide and check your answer and go through the rounds!

Included in this resource are

• Mp3 examples embedded in each question (with trumpet, violin, and xylophone sounds) with a 4 beat countoff
• A printout where you can replicate and cut out cards (if you want the students to place on the floor or hold up to show which one was the imposter)
• 4 levels of rhythms with 2 and 3 imposters, along with a level where you can find the crewmate (and the rest of the instruments are imposters!

All examples have quarter, eighth note pairs, quarter rests and half notes (in Levels 3 and on)

Have a terrific time with this while your kids study polyphony!

Looking for a fun, exciting, challenging, and engaging way to reach students in your upper elementary or lower middle school grades? Try this all-inclusive lesson that will get your kids racing against the clock and each other with The Great Escape!

In “THE GREAT ESCAPE”, students will be given a specific amount of time to perform tasks successfully (as designed by the teacher). Each one of these tasks is a musical task and the theme for this escape room are rhythms.

There are five rooms, and in each room are several "tasks" students will have to perform (either individually, as a class, A vs B, side by side, or however you wish). As soon as the task is completed, advance the slide for the correct answer (the teacher will control the game).

After a certain number of tasks, a key will be issued to exit the room and head into another room with a different set of tasks.

The five rooms and tasks are as follows:

• Room One: The Library (Perform the Rhythm shown)
• Room Two: The Kitchen (Identify Rhythm)
• Room Three: The Den (Perform the Rhythm BACKWARDS)
• Room Four: The Boiler Room (Identify Rhythmic Value)
• Room Five: The Lobby (Perform Polyrhythms (1-4 groups of class split)
• Room Five: The Lobby (Diagonal Rhythms and Shapes)

If students complete all tasks and open the door to all five rooms they win the game!

You can play this one of four ways

• Set a timer (5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc). You can designate how long students should receive to complete the entire game
• Keep track of time to beat another class or grade level
• Keep track of time and try again during another class to name it faster
• Play it side vs side, boys vs girls, and see who can get to the end the fastest (or before time ends)

If you would like music to accompany this to make it a bit more engaging, try using this in the background:

Escape Room Background Music

Have a terrific time with this and let us know how it goes!

Looking for a fun, exciting, challenging, and engaging way to reach students in your upper elementary or lower middle school grades? Try this all-inclusive lesson that will get your kids racing against the clock and each other with The Great Escape!

In “THE GREAT ESCAPE”, students will be given a specific amount of time to perform tasks successfully (as designed by the teacher). Each one of these tasks is a musical task and the theme for this escape room are the notes of the treble clef staff.

There are five rooms, and in each room are several "tasks" students will have to perform (either individually, as a class, A vs B, side by side, or however you wish). As soon as the task is completed, advance the slide for the correct answer (the teacher will control the game).

After a certain number of tasks, a key will be issued to exit the room and head into another room with a different set of tasks.

The five rooms and tasks are as follows:

• Room One: The Office (Name one note on the staff)
• Room Two: The Laboratory (Name two notes on the staff)
• Room Three: The Library (Spell out the word)
• Room Four: The Lounge (Pick the correct note to match the letter)
• Room Five: The Foyer (Pick the correct tile to match the word)

If students complete all tasks and open the door to all five rooms they win the game!

You can play this one of four ways

• Set a timer (5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc). You can designate how long students should receive to complete the entire game
• Keep track of time to beat another class or grade level
• Keep track of time and try again during another class to name it faster
• Play it side vs side, boys vs girls, and see who can get to the end the fastest (or before time ends)

If you would like music to accompany this to make it a bit more engaging, try using this in the background:

Escape Room Background Music

Have a terrific time with this and let us know how it goes!

Ready to start your kids on boomwhackers (or would like an end of the year review?)

Here in this primary pack geared towards your younger students, you will get 3 great resources at 20% when purchased here all together!

• Boom and Response (Call and Response for Boomwhackers!)
  In this resource, there are 3 tracks totally 5 minutes that you can play for your students (and repeat if necessary). Each track is a specific amount of beats for the "Call" (4 beats, 6 beats, or 8 beats) with the same amount of empty beats that follow directly after -- and thats where you students submit their "Response"

• BoomBox (25 sight reading patterns for BEGINNING Boomwhackers!)
  Students will see a series of 8 to 12 boxes with corresponding boomwhacker colors filled in each box. When played, the teacher will count off the students to read down the Boomwhacker boxes from left to right, line by line.

• Boom in a FLASH! (Boomwhackers against the clock!)
  Students will see one Boomwhacker color appear on the screen (PowerPoint presentation). The student who is holding that Boomwhacker must play the note (on the ground, hand, elbow, desk, whatever have you!), and then they automatically advance to the next slide... to another color!

  Keep it going, keep reading because... they're being timed! They will have 30 seconds to amass as many notes as they can (timer included) before the time runs out and they look at their high score (which is kept below).

Enjoy these and let us know how it goes with your kids!

Looking for a fun, exciting, challenging, and engaging way to reach students in your upper elementary or lower middle school grades? Try this all-inclusive lesson that will get your kids racing against the clock and each other with The Great Escape!

In “THE GREAT ESCAPE”, students will be given a specific amount of time to perform tasks successfully (as designed by the teacher). Each one of these tasks is a musical task and the theme for this escape room are the notes of the treble clef staff.

There are five rooms, and in each room are several "tasks" students will have to perform (either individually, as a class, A vs B, side by side, or however you wish). As soon as the task is completed, advance the slide for the correct answer (the teacher will control the game).

After a certain number of tasks, a key will be issued to exit the room and head into another room with a different set of tasks.

The five rooms and tasks are as follows:

• Room One: Bedroom (Name the instrument)
• Room Two: Lounge (Classify instrument family)
• Room Three: Kitchen (Classify lowest or highest sounding instrument)
• Room Four: Guest Room (Put instruments in order)
• Room Five: Hallway (Classify instrument accessories into the correct family)

If students complete all tasks and open the door to all five rooms they win the game!

You can play this one of four ways

• Set a timer (5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc). You can designate how long students should receive to complete the entire game
• Keep track of time to beat another class or grade level
• Keep track of time and try again during another class to name it faster
• Play it side vs side, boys vs girls, and see who can get to the end the fastest (or before time ends)

If you would like music to accompany this to make it a bit more engaging, try using this in the background:

Escape Room Background Music

Have a terrific time with this and let us know how it goes!

Looking for something challenging for your 4th and 5th graders (or even early middle schoolers?) This game is fast paced and has these kids racing to dictate what they hear in a new game called "Rhythm Clockout!"

In this lesson, students will hear a 4 to 6 beat rhythm (with 8 preparatory beats) followed by a 3, 5, 7, or 9 second timer immediately following the rhythm. As soon as that timer begins (or even before for some of your advanced kids), have the students dictate what they heard before the timer runs out!

You can do this one of a few ways

• Print out notecards and have them line it up on their floor/desk
• Have them write it out on the whiteboard
• Draw it on their tablet (if applicable)
• Use Popsicle sticks for iconic notation
• Use your own type of notation

In all of these examples are quarter rests, half notes, eighth notes, and quarter notes. You can use the printouts included to print your own and cut them up, or even use your class set

There are 22 examples in this one with the electric guitar leading the melodic figures for the kids to notate. Most are around 100-120bpm, but some advanced ones go a bit faster

Lesson pro tip:

Wanna challenge the kids? Have a team vs team, kid vs kid, A vs B, etc and see who can get the most right (percentage of right notes) or even the right answer before the timer ends

Have a great time with this one, my upper elementary kids get super psyched!

Don't you think Guitar students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Check this new resource out! Sightreading Cards for Guitar are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 1 uses notes on String 1: E, F and G. There are 24 cards included in set 1. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Guitar are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

Click here for Set 1: Notes on String 1 - E, F, G

Click here for Set 2: Notes on String 2 - B, C, D

Click here for Set 3: Notes on Strings 1 and 2 - C, D, E, F, G

Don't you think Guitar students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Guitar SET 3 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 3 uses notes on Strings 1 and 2: C, D, E, F, G. There are 24 cards included in set 3. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Guitar are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

Click here for Set 1: Notes on String 1 - E, F, G

Click here for Set 2: Notes on String 2 - B, C, D

Click here for Set 3: Notes on Strings 1 and 2 - C, D, E, F, G

Don't you think Guitar students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Guitar SET 2 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 2 uses notes on String 2: B, C and D. There are 24 cards included in set 2. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Guitar are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

Click here for Set 1: Notes on String 1 - E, F, G

Click here for Set 2: Notes on String 2 - B, C, D

Click here for Set 3: Notes on Strings 1 and 2 - C, D, E, F, G

Don't you think Guitar students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Guitar SET 4 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 4 uses notes on Strings 2 and 3: G-A-B-C. There are 24 cards included in set 4. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Guitar are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

The FGA Songbook features 6 songs using the F-G-A keys on the piano, in the Treble Clef. These songs are perfect for when your students are learning the three notes, or starting to learn these notes on the treble clef. Some songs use mainly steps, and some use skips as well. You can also use this book for students to learn Skips and Steps, aurally and visually. You can also teach these songs by rote. 

Songs included in this book are:

• F Key! G Key! A Key!
• Play This Fun Song
• The Next Key
• Four Beats
• Play A Lot!
• F! G! A!

Note: this book is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as needed.

Zachary Seckman is an up-and-coming music teacher, composer, author, and conductor. He primarily teaches from his studio in Kansas on Piano, Drums and Percussion, Ukulele, and kids bands. When he is not teaching, Seckman is busy with composing and arranging music, conducting local community choirs, cooking, and playing video games.

Thank you for downloading this songbook and supporting a small business! You are welcome to duplicate this book for your students but you may not share with other teachers or schools/studios. You are more than welcome to direct others  to buy their own copy of the book.

Don't you think Ukulele students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele SET 3 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 3 uses notes on Strings 2 and 3: C-D-E-F-G. There are 24 cards included in set 3. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

The CDE Songbook features 6 songs using the C-D-E keys on the piano, in the Treble Clef. These songs are perfect for when your students are learning the three notes, or starting to learn these notes on the treble clef. Some songs use mainly steps, and some use skips as well. You can also use this book for students to learn Skips and Steps, aurally and visually. You can also teach these songs by rote. 

Songs included in this book are:

• This is C-D-E
• Hear Me Play
• Alex Love’s to Play
• See Me Play
• Skipping and Stepping
• I love to Play

Note: this book is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as needed.

Zachary Seckman is an up-and-coming music teacher, composer, author, and conductor. He primarily teaches from his studio in Kansas on Piano, Drums and Percussion, Ukulele, and kids bands. When he is not teaching, Seckman is busy with composing and arranging music, conducting local community choirs, cooking, and playing video games.

Thank you for downloading this songbook and supporting a small business! You are welcome to duplicate this book for your students but you may not share with other teachers or schools/studios. You are more than welcome to direct others  to buy their own copy of the book. 

Catalogue: PM-DECT-DG

© 2021 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Don't you think Ukulele students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele SET 6 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 6 uses notes on Strings 1, 2 and 3: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C. There are 24 cards included in set 6. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

The FGA Songbook features 6 songs using the F-G-A keys on the piano, in the Bass Clef. These songs are perfect for when your students are learning the three notes, or starting to learn these notes on the bass clef. Some songs use mainly steps, and some use skips as well. You can also use this book for students to learn Skips and Steps, aurally and visually. You can also teach these songs by rote. 

Songs included in this book are:

• Cool Keys
• Playing, Singing
• Walking Around
• Fun Steps & Skips
• Two Beats
• Play For Us

Note: this book is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as needed.

Zachary Seckman is an up-and-coming music teacher, composer, author, and conductor. He primarily teaches from his studio in Kansas on Piano, Drums and Percussion, Ukulele, and kids bands. When he is not teaching, Seckman is busy with composing and arranging music, conducting local community choirs, cooking, and playing video games.

Thank you for downloading this songbook and supporting a small business! You are welcome to duplicate this book for your students but you may not share with other teachers or schools/studios. You are more than welcome to direct others to buy their own copy of the book.

Don't you think Ukulele students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele SET 4 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 4 uses notes on Strings 1: A-B-C. There are 24 cards included in set 4. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

Don't you think Ukulele students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele SET 5 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 5 uses notes on Strings 1, and 2: E-F-G-A-B-C. There are 24 cards included in set 5. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

Don't you think Ukulele students should work on sight reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele SET 2 are two measure, bite-sized flash cards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 2 uses notes on String 2: E-F-G. There are 24 cards included in set 1. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

The CDE Songbook features 6 songs using the C-D-E keys on the piano, in the Bass Clef. These songs are perfect for when your students are learning the three notes, or starting to learn these notes on the bass clef. Some songs use mainly steps, and some use skips as well. You can also use this book for students to learn Skips and Steps, aurally and visually. You can also teach these songs by rote. 

Songs included in this book are:

• Starting Off (steps only)
• Play the Keys (steps and skips)
• Climb on Down (steps and skips)
• All Day Long (steps and skips)
• Three Keys Today (steps and skips)
• 1, 2, 3! (steps and skips)

Note: this book is reproducible, so you can make as many copies as needed.

Zachary Seckman is an up-and-coming music teacher, composer, author, and conductor. He primarily teaches from his studio in Kansas on Piano, Drums and Percussion, Ukulele, and kids bands. When he is not teaching, Seckman is busy with composing and arranging music, conducting local community choirs, cooking, and playing video games.

Thank you for downloading this songbook and supporting a small business! You are welcome to duplicate this book for your students but you may not share with other teachers or schools/studios. You are more than welcome to direct others to buy their own copy of the book.

Don't you think Ukulele students should work on sight-reading as well? Students struggling to read the treble staff or the TAB?

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele SET 1 are two measure, bite-sized flashcards for you to use with students of any age and stage.

Set 1 uses notes on Strings 2 and 3: C-D-E. There are 24 cards included in set 1. The cards are perfect for a warm-up, activity transition, or for assessment; the options are limitless!

Sightreading Cards for Ukulele are school/studio licensed, meaning you may make as many copies as you need. If you are a multi-teacher music studio, you may make copies for each teacher. If you are a school, you may make copies for each student, but we ask you refer your colleagues to purchase their own copy!

Check out our other Ukulele Sightreading Cards here!

Set 2: Notes on String 2 (E-F-G)