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Starcatcher: Treble and bass clef musical note recognition game
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Starcatcher: Treble and bass clef musical note recognition game

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Capture the most stars in Starcatcher, a two-player musical note recognition game. Players place their stars on their own grid and then try to hunt down their opponent’s stars by giving spaces’ grid references and identifying the notes they contain. Each player is given their opponent’s answers so the game can be played by a student and teacher or by two students. Set a timer to your required playing time (five to ten minutes is recommended) to ensure the game fits perfectly into your lessons. This set contains treble and bass clef versions.
Musical Note Value Snap
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Musical Note Value Snap

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Improve your beginner music students' note value recognition skills with this game of musical snap. It includes: - Quavers/eighth notes - Crotchets/quarter notes - Minims/half notes - Dotted minims/dotted half notes - Semibreves/whole notes Each card contains a series of notes adding up to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 beats. Players can snap any two cards that add up to the same number of beats. Each card has an exact duplicate as well as cards with other combinations that add up to the same number of beats. Once they can play this game successfully, pupils will have a solid grounding in note values and their equivalents. Note Value Snap can be played as a quick 5 or 10-minute game during lessons or your pupils can spend longer playing it at home as part of their practice time. Encourage children to reinforce their knowledge by showing their sibling or parent how to play - they'll love taking on the role of teacher. These cards can also be used as flashcards with adults. The pack includes two versions. Version one has a patterned back. Fold over each card and laminate it for a hardwearing copy that can be used in every lesson. Version two has no back so you can print it directly on to card.
Major and Minor Scales and Arpeggios Flashcards
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Major and Minor Scales and Arpeggios Flashcards

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Do your students have trouble remembering the notes in different scales and arpeggios? This set of flashcards will help them recall which key signatures and accidentals are in which scales. Major scale cards have the sharps or flats in the key signature listed, whilst minor scale cards include the key signature and any adjustments to the sharps or flats as dictated by the type of minor scale - harmonic, melodic and natural minors are featured. The arpeggio cards show the three notes in the arpeggio. For ease of printing, the scales and arpeggios have been arranged in the following sections: Major scales Harmonic, melodic and natural minor scales for each key Harmonic minor scales only Melodic minor scales only Natural minor scales only Major arpeggios Minor arpeggios These flashcards can be used in lessons or as homework. Simply choose which pages to print for your student, cut them out then fold them in half and stick or laminate the halves together. Suggestion: Print on to coloured paper or stick an additional sheet of white paper to the back of the page before cutting if you find you can see through the cards.
Piano Note Finder Snap
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Piano Note Finder Snap

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Match the musical notes on the piano to their letter names in this game of snap, aimed at young beginners. This game works best with two players. One take the letters and the other takes the piano images. Players must read the letter card and look at the piano image, using the pattern of the black notes to identify which note is highlighted. If the players’ cards match when placed, they can race to snap them! The download includes two versions; a single-sided set that you can print on thin card and a double-sided set that you can print on paper, then fold and laminate.
Unicorns Forever -  Time Signatures
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Unicorns Forever - Time Signatures

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Harness your unicorns and race them around the board in this magical time signature game. In Unicorns Forever, players are challenged to create matching sets of time signatures and bars using a variety of note and rest cards. The game uses the 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. Note and rest lengths included are semibreves (whole notes), dotted minims (dotted half notes), minims (half notes), dotted crotchets (dotted quarter notes), crotchets (quarter notes), dotted quavers (dotted eighth notes), quavers (eighth notes) and semiquavers (sixteenth notes). The rhythms have all been made up to whole beats so each note/rest card adds up to one, two, three or four beats. Players move their unicorn one step around the board for each set they create. For the non-unicorn lovers of the world, the game can also be played with just the cards, seeing who can create the most sets in five or 10 minutes.
Musical Easter Eggstravaganza Pack
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Musical Easter Eggstravaganza Pack

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This Easter themed pack is aimed at beginner musicians working at pre-grade 1 to grade 1 music theory level. It includes: 14 page Easter activity booklet covering note letters and lengths, rest lengths, time signatures, bar lines, dynamics and tempo. This comes in UK and US versions, plus answer booklets. Easter Note Name Matching Cards Easter Scramble: An Easter board game featuring note letters and lengths, and rest lengths Easter Words and Notes Mat
Musical Four in a Row
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Musical Four in a Row

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Play Musical Four in a Row; it’s like the traditional game but has a special musical twist. The aim of the game is to get four counters in a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). However, each spot has a musical note on it and players must name or find the note before they can place their counter. This pack contains 16 game boards, with two from each of the following categories: -Letters A,B,C,D,E,F,G -Letters C,D,E -Letters F,G,A,B -Bass clef G2-C4 -Bass clef five finger C3-G3 -Bass clef five finger F3-C4 -Treble clef C4-F5 -Treble clef five finger C4-G4 For the letter boards, players should find and play the note on the piano. For the musical notation boards in treble or bass clef, players can either play the note on the piano or say the letter name. This game is quick to play so can be easily included within a music lesson. Simply print the game boards and use either two colours of counters or felt tips/stickers in two colours.
Musical Words Matching Pairs - Treble and Bass Clef
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Musical Words Matching Pairs - Treble and Bass Clef

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This is a pictorial game of matching pairs with words spelled with on the stave using the letters A-G and corresponding image cards. It has been designed to give students further practice in identifying note pitches. There are 14 pairs with versions for the treble and bass clefs using the notes on the lines and spaces in a variety of rhythms. The game has two versions, either with colourful backs or with plain low-ink cards so you can choose the set that best suits your printing requirements. The cards have straight edges and have been carefully aligned so you can cut them out easily before either folding and laminating, or folding and gluing them.
Musical Rest Value Snap
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Musical Rest Value Snap

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Improve your beginner music students’ rest value recognition skills with this game of musical snap. It includes the rests for: – Quavers/eighth notes – Crotchets/quarter notes – Minims/half notes – Dotted minims/dotted half notes – Semibreves/whole notes Each card contains a series of notes adding up to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 beats. Players can snap any two identical cards or any two cards that add up to the same number of beats. Once they can play this game successfully, pupils will have a solid grounding in rest values and their equivalents. Rest Value Snap can be played as a quick 5 or 10-minute game during lessons or your pupils can spend longer playing it at home as part of their practice time. Encourage children to reinforce their knowledge by showing their sibling or parent how to play – they’ll love taking on the role of teacher. These cards can also be used as flashcards. Challenge your students to add the rest values on as many cards as they can in one minute. The pack includes two versions. Version one has a patterned back. Fold over each card and laminate it for a hardwearing copy that can be used in every lesson. Version two has no back so you can print it directly on to card. This game works well alongside Musical Note Value Snap: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/musical-note-value-snap-11784683
Musical Notes Snap for 5 finger piano
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Musical Notes Snap for 5 finger piano

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Improve your beginner pianists’ note recognition skills with this game of musical snap. It includes treble clef notes C4 to G4 (middle C position). There are two different sets for bass clef for students whose method book teaches them either G3 to C4 (middle C position), or C3 to G3 (finger five on the C below middle C) first. Ways to play: Bass clef only Treble clef only Both clefs together (both middle Cs count as a match) Musical Notes Snap can be played as a quick 5 or 10-minute game during lessons or your pupils can spend longer playing it at home as part of their practice time. Encourage children to reinforce their knowledge by showing their sibling or parent how to play - they’ll love taking on the role of teacher. These cards can also be used as flashcards with adults. The pack includes two versions. Version one has a patterned back. Fold over each card and laminate it for a hard-wearing copy that can be used in every lesson. Version two has no back so you can print it directly on to card.
Treble and Bass Clef Musical Note Word Searches
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Treble and Bass Clef Musical Note Word Searches

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Put your students’ note reading skills to the test with these fun Musical Note Word Searches. This pack contains 20 different word searches, each with four words to find. It features four 6×5 treble clef word searches, six 8×5 treble clef word searches, four 6×5 bass clef word searches and six 8×5 bass clef word searches. The words to find are given in normal English underneath the puzzle. Each word search square has a musical note on the stave (staff if you are in the US!). Pitch notation C4 to F5 in the treble clef and G2 to C4 in the bass clef. Students need to find the words in the grid. They are written in simple horizontal or vertical directions. An answer sheet is included. You can also purchase the treble and bass clef sets separately: Treble Clef Bass Clef
Line Lord - Musical Note Recognition Game
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Line Lord - Musical Note Recognition Game

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Line Lord is a block based note recognition game that challenges players to work together to create the most completed lines on the board. Blocks of various shapes and sizes are randomly drawn, rotated to fit and placed on the grid of the game board. Each piece has a musical note on it and players must say the note’s letter name as they place the piece. Versions are included for: Treble clef lines and spaces Bass clef lines and spaces Alto clef lines and spaces Tenor clef lines and spaces Treble clef for five finger piano C4-G4 Bass clef for five finger piano F3-C4 Bass clef for five finger piano C4-G4 The pieces for more than one version can be combined if desired. There are 10 game boards to choose from; skyscraper, tree, rabbit, house and six patterns. Line Lord is played with a timer so you can select a length to fit your lesson perfectly. Five minutes is usually a good starting time.
Treble Clef Dominoes
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Treble Clef Dominoes

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Improve your pupils' note recognition skills with a game of dominoes! This set contains 30 dominoes tiles, exactly based on the dot pattern from the classic version. The dots have been replaced with musical notes spanning two octaves. Two identical notes can be matched together, as can two notes of the same letter name in different octaves. Scientific pitch notation system: G3 to F5. You may be also be interested in the combined Treble and Bass Clef Dominoes Pack.
Bass Clef Dominoes
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Bass Clef Dominoes

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Improve your pupils' note recognition skills with a game of dominoes! This set contains 30 dominoes tiles, exactly based on the dot pattern from the classic version. The dots have been replaced with musical notes spanning two octaves. Two identical notes can be matched together, as can two notes of the same letter name in different octaves. Scientific pitch notation system: C2 to B3. You may be also be interested in the combined Treble and Bass Clef Dominoes Pack.
Musical Snakes and Ladders (notes and rhythms)
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Musical Snakes and Ladders (notes and rhythms)

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Make sight reading fun with Musical Snakes and Ladders! The game is great for young piano pupils to taking their first steps in rhythm and note sight reading. Move your counter to the top of the board to reach the final square. If you’re lucky you can climb up a piano ladder but watch out for those slippery snakes! Each time you land on a music square, correctly play or clap the tune or rhythm on the game card to earn yourself a bonus move forward. Level 1 – Quaver, crotchet and minim (Eighth, quarter and half note) rhythms with the words coffee, tea and cake written underneath as a guide. Level 2 – Quaver, crotchet and minim (Eighth, quarter and half note) rhythms without words Level 3 – Crotchets (quarter notes) with middle C, D and E in the treble clef Level 4 – Quavers, crotchets and minims (eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes) with middle C, D and E in the treble clef Level 5 – Quavers, crotchets and minims (eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes) with middle C, D, E, F and G in the treble clef Level 6 – Crotchets (quarter notes) with middle C, B, A, G and F in the bass clef Level 6 (alternative) – Crotchets (quarter notes) with 2nd space C up to 4th space G in the bass clef Level 7 – Quavers, crotchets and minims (eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes) with middle C, B, A, G and F in the bass clef Level 7 (alternative) – Quavers, crotchets and minims (eighth notes, quarter notes and half notes) with 2nd space C up to 4th space G in the bass clef This game is also available as part of the Young Beginners’ Piano Activity Pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/young-beginners-piano-activity-pack-11780863
How long is that note? (Musical note length puzzles)
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How long is that note? (Musical note length puzzles)

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Challenge your pupils to complete these domino style puzzles using their knowledge of note values. Contains: Note symbol to numerical value Note symbol to note name (UK and US versions) Easier note symbol to note symbol Harder to note symbol to note symbol Note symbol addition and subtraction Note symbol multiplication and division Each puzzle contains eight domino style puzzle cards, which must be placed in the correct order from start to finish. They are suitable for use during lessons or as homework. The cards are printed out-of-order so that pupils can cut them out themselves if required. Answer sheets are included.
Sleigh Dash (Christmas musical notation note value game)
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Sleigh Dash (Christmas musical notation note value game)

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Race to fill Santa's sleigh in this fast-paced musical notation game. Santa has received a lot of questions in the children's Christmas letters this year. If you can help him answer them, he'll be able to collect enough presents to fill his sleigh! Each player draws seven value cards (quavers/eighth notes, crotchets/quarter notes, dotted crotchets/dotted quarter notes, minims/half notes, dotted minims/dotted half notes and semibreves/whole notes) as well as the equivalent rests. The first player to answer Santa's question correctly, using their cards, wins a present. Santa's questions feature filling a bar in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time, finding note and rest equivalents, addition and subtraction with musical notes, and balancing a seesaw with equivalent note lengths. Presents are drawn at random - your younger pupils will love seeing what they get. The winner is either the first person to win x number of presents or the person with the most presents after x minutes have elapsed. Sleigh Dash will give your students the practice they need to know their note values inside out.
Musical Notes Playing Cards - Treble and Bass Clef
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Musical Notes Playing Cards - Treble and Bass Clef

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Play your favourite card games with your pupils and improve their note recognition skills. The standard card values (ace, two, king etc) have been replaced by musical notes. Treble clef = Middle C to A above the stave. Bass clef = Middle C to E below the stave. Pupils must recognise the notes to play the card games. This resource includes 52 treble clef playing cards and 52 bass clef playing cards in separate packs. The packs can be used separately or combined. Try the cards with: - Solitaire - Rummy - Go Fish - Snap - Cheat - And all your other favourite card games! Download and print.
Treble and Bass Clef Dominoes
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Treble and Bass Clef Dominoes

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Improve your pupils' note recognition skills with a game of dominoes! This pack includes both treble and bass clef sets. Each set contains 30 dominoes tiles, exactly based on the dot pattern from the classic version. The dots have been replaced with musical notes spanning two octaves per set. Two identical notes can be matched together, as can two notes of the same letter name in different octaves. Scientific pitch notation system: Bass clef from C2 to B3. Treble clef from G3 to F5. The treble and bass clef games are also available for purchase separately.