Free Music Resources (by date, oldest first)

Do your students BRIGHTEN UP in their piano lessons? Do you have fun and BRIGHT games and activities for your students that match each month and season?

Then you're going to love this BRIGHT Summer-themed freebie!

The Mini Sun Puzzles is a quick and easy game for your students to work on identifying the names of 8 keys on the piano. Each heart features a 3-white key or 4-white key keyboard on one side, and the key name on the other side. The keys included in this set are:

• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• A
• B
• and B-Flat!

This game is much like our Big Sun Puzzles that includes all 12 keys and their enharmonic names!

Assembly is easy! Just print, cut, and play! There are four hearts on a page, and a dotted line on each heart to cut them in half and have your students put them together.

This resource is reproducible so you can make multiple copies for students, classes, or a lending library! However, you may not share this with other colleagues or schools - you are encouraged to send them this link so they know where you got it from!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Who doesn't like a good freebie?!

From a new resource line we're creating, you can try out this COLOR BY FINGER NUMBER Freebie with your students this summer, or any time of year!

Using the traditional Piano Fingering numbers, students will color in the squares on the page to reveal a Bright, Shining Sun!

This particular resource requires students to use Red, Orange, Yellow, and Blue. You can see in the pictures what the sun will look like when completed.

Included in the resource is a full-color page so you can check student's progress.

If you like this resource, we would LOVE your feedback so please be sure to come back and give the resource a review and a rating so we can make future freebies even better for you!

And if you have colleagues who like the resource, be sure to send them here so they can download their own license of the resource!

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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' learning with this set of Staff in the Sun posters to quiz your students on their knowledge.

Check out this set of posters you can print, laminate and use with students to quiz them on things such as Notes, Chords, and more!

This resource includes the following 12 posters:

• Treble Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Bass Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Alto Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Grand with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Percussion Clef
• Ukulele Chord Box
• Ukulele TAB
• Guitar Chord Box
• Guitar TAB
• 1 Piano Keyboard (7 White Keys, 5 black keys)
• 3-White Key Piano
• 4-White Key Piano

This resource is reproducible, however it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Leave your students with a LOVE of learning with this set of Staffs on the Hearts posters to quiz your students on their knowledge.

Check out this set of posters you can print, laminate and use with students to quiz them on things such as Notes, Chords, and more!

This resource includes the following 12 posters:

• Treble Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Bass Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Alto Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Grand with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Percussion Clef
• Ukulele Chord Box
• Ukulele TAB
• Guitar Chord Box
• Guitar TAB
• 1 Piano Keyboard (7 White Keys, 5 black keys)
• 3-White Key Piano
• 4-White Key Piano

This resource is reproducible, however it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Do your students LOVE their piano lessons? Do you LOVE to have fun and unique games and activities for your students that match each month and season?

Then you're going to LOVE this Valentine's-Themed freebie!

The Mini Heart Puzzles is a quick and easy game for your students to work on identifying the names of 8 keys on the piano. Each heart features a 3-white key or 4-white key keyboard on one side, and the key name on the other side. The keys included in this set are:

• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• A
• B
• and B-Flat!

This game is much like our Big Heart Puzzles that includes all 12 keys, and their enharmonic names!

Assembly is easy! Just print, cut, and play! There are four hearts on a page, and a dotted line on each heart to cut them in half and have your students put them together.

This resource is reproducible so you can make multiple copies for students, classes, or a lending library! However, you may not share this with other colleagues or schools - you are encouraged to send them this link so they know where you got it from!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2024 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Light up your students' learning with this free pentascale worksheet!

This worksheet includes 3 pentascales students can fill out as they're working on learning these three essential scales. The pentascales on the worksheet are C Major, F Major, and G Major.

Students simply write out the letter names of the scales in the strings of lights on the page.

This resource is reproducible, but be sure to share with your colleagues where to grab their own copy of the worksheet!

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated.

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing.

Make quizzing your students a little more...fun, a little more...festive!

Check out this set of posters you can print, laminate and use with students to quiz them on things such as Notes, Chords, and more!

This resource includes the following 12 posters:

• Treble Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Bass Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Alto Clef with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Grand with Four Ledger Lines (Two above, two below).
• Percussion Clef
• Ukulele Chord Box
• Ukulele TAB
• Guitar Chord Box
• Guitar TAB
• 1 Piano Keyboard (7 White Keys, 5 black keys)
• 3-White Key Piano
• 4-White Key Piano

This resource is reproducible, however it may only be used and duplicated by the original purchaser.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

It's the most spook-tacular time of year and this resource is a great way for your students to prepare for spooky season and review rhythms and note values!

This freebie of the Spooky Word Rhythm gives you a preview of the full packet available by clicking here.

Included in this packet are Quarter Notes (Bat) and Beamed 8th Notes (Potion). In the freebie packet are two pages of student cards that have pictures and note values, and also two “posters” to show students on an easel or bulletin board. All you have to do is print, copy, cut, and go!

The full packet also includes 2 16th-1 8th patterns (Skeleton) and Beamed 16th Notes (Jack-O-Lantern). There are also ink-friendly versions of the cards and posters, as well as words and rhythms aside from the images and rhythms. As a bonus, there are also exit tickets for a quick assessment of students' knowledge!

Please note, while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser may reproduce the resource as needed and may not share with colleagues. You can direct colleagues here to purchase a copy of their own.

Your support of a small, local business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Happy Birthday!

We're excited to offer this hidden word activity page for free so you can celebrate student birthdays in your classes and lessons!

This coloring page only uses four colors to complete, and reveals HBD when finished!

There is even space on the page if you'd like to write a message to the student before giving it to them.

Please note that this is a reproducible resource, but we ask that you direct colleagues here so they can download their own copy as well.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing (ASCAP). 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

© 2023 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 freebie set of Notes on the StaffOrnament Flashcards is a great way to get your students into the winter spirit by having them review the notes in Middle C Position

In total, there are 12 cards in the set that range from Bass F to Treble G, including Bass B-Flat and Treble F-Sharp. The full set (which is coming soon) will have one-octave sets as low as Low C all the way up to High C.

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

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!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing (ASCAP). 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 freebie set of Ornament Keyboard Flashcards is a great way to get your students into the winter spirit by having them review the keys on their keyboard

In total, there are 8 cards in the set that include the white keys, and the E-Flat key. The full set (which is coming soon) will include sets of flat names, sharp names, and both!

One side of the card features a colored ornament with a three or four-white key keyboard image. The other side features the outline of the ornament and the name of the key.

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!

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

Let your students trim a tree and make it nice and colorful by reviewing their finger numbers!

This Christmas Tree Finger Number printable is a festive way to review finger numbers with your piano students bt coloring in a tree on the page.

The coloring page only uses 5 colors: Brown, Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue.

You can print this off and use it as a way to give extra practice at the end of lessons or even between lessons!

If you enjoy using this resource, be sure to tell your colleagues where you found it! The resource IS reproducible, but only the original purchaser has the right to duplicate it for their needs.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Happy Birthday!

We're excited to offer this color-by-note activity page for free so you can celebrate student birthdays in your classes and lessons!

This coloring page only uses three colors to complete: Red, Yellow, and Blue!

There is even space on the page if you'd like to write a message to the student before giving it to them.

Please note that this is a reproducible resource, but we ask that you direct colleagues here so they can download their own copy as well.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

What better way to get your student's rhythm-reading and composing underway than using the words of supplies they have right on their desk!

This freebie of the School Supply Word Rhythm gives you a preview of the full packet available by clicking here.

Included in this packet are are Quarter Notes (Pens) and Beamed 8th Notes (Pencils). In the freebie packet are two pages of student cards that have pictures and note values, and also two “posters” to show students on an easel or bulletin board. All you have to do is print, copy, cut, and go!

The full packet also includes 1 8th-2 16th patterns (Highlighters) and Beamed 16th Notes (Colored Pencils). There are also ink-friendly versions of the cards and posters, as well as words and rhythms aside from the images and rhythms. As a bonus, there are also exit tickets for a quick assessment of students' knowledge!

Click here to purchase the full packet.

Please note, while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser may reproduce the resource as needed and may not share with colleagues. You can direct colleagues here to purchase a copy of their own.

Your support of a small, local business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023. ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

When the weather gets colder and you need a hot drink to warm you up, you can use this as an opportunity to practice rhythms with your students using Tea and Coffee!

This freebie of the Hot Drink Word Rhythm gives you a preview of the full packet available by clicking here.

Included in this packet are Quarter Notes (Tea) and Beamed 8th Notes (Coffee). In the freebie packet are two pages of student cards that have pictures and note values, and also two “posters” to show students on an easel or bulletin board. All you have to do is print, copy, cut, and go!

The full packet also includes 1 8th-2 16th patterns (Hot Cocoa) and Beamed 16th Notes (Apple Cider). There are also ink-friendly versions of the cards and posters, as well as words and rhythms aside from the images and rhythms. As a bonus, there are also exit tickets for a quick assessment of students' knowledge!

Please note, while this resource is reproducible, only the original purchaser may reproduce the resource as needed and may not share with colleagues. You can direct colleagues here to purchase a copy of their own.

Your support of a small, local business is greatly appreciated!

© 2023. ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Thank you for checking out this set of Letters for Pitched Percussion Instruments!

These letters are colored to match the colors of popular pitched percussion instruments such as musical tubes, xylophones, and desk bells!

This freebie set includes all 7 music alphabet letters that are already colored in for you! All you have to do is print, cut, and play! If you'd like these to be durable and last you a while, you can print on card stock and/or laminate the letters once cut out.

You can use this resource for:

• Teaching the Music Alphabet
• Composing songs on the spot
• Many Games and Activities
• and so much more!9

As this is a freebie, we'd LOVE for you to share this link with your colleagues so they can download a copy for themselves.

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated!

Catalog: MTP-PLFB-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Help your students out with their Quarter and 8th Notes using our Little Jammers Rhythm Cards! This freebie pack includes 1 sheet with words on the cards, and 1 sheet without the words so you or your students can write their own words in!

Each sheet has 6 cards on it and has 4 Quarter Notes cards and 2 8th Note cards. All you have to do is print out, cut and go! For durability and longevity, you may print out on card stock and/or laminate the cards.

You are allowed to make as MANY copies as you need, but you may not share this product with other teachers. Encourage them to come and download their own!

Introducing our NEW, Rock'n'Rollin' Book 1 Expanded Edition! We have expanded the book to 100 pages, including more activities, and more patterns for students to learn! In the teacher reference copy, pages are watermarked as this is for teacher reference only and not to be distributed to students or parents.

When you are ready to order student copies you may order the following:

-Single Student Licensed Book (Click here)

-Studio Licensed Book: Unlimited Reproductions! (Click here!)

Printing instructions are included on the first page, with a print authorization certificate on page 2. The book is pages 3-102 in the document. It is highly advised that you print in color so you have the full effect of the book, but not required. Duplication is Prohibited. E-mail us at: zsmusiceducation@gmail.com for more information. You may also visit ZSMP on Facebook, or our online store.