Improve your students’ sense of rhythm with this bumper pack of Clapping Rhythms. This set contains 120 clapping rhythm solos and 50 clapping rhythm duets with equal parts. It features 12 levels, each with 10 four-bar solos and 5 four-bar duets. Every level introduces a new musical element: Crotchets/quarter notes & rests. 4/4 time 3/4 time Minim/half notes & rests. 2/4 time Semibreve/whole notes, dotted minims/ dotted half notes, paired quavers/eighth notes and rests Single quavers/eighth notes and rests Dotted crotchets/dotted quarter notes Semiquavers/sixteenth notes 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 time (compound time) Compound time with offbeat notes Triplets Ties Recap: Selection of all rhythms It costs only £8. That’s just 33p per page! Download a free sample set here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/clapping-rhythms-sample-set-12030292

Assess your students' note identification knowledge and encourage them to practise and improve with these time challenges. Students start at level 1 and work their way through to level 13. They are given one minute to name all 30 notes. Once they have done so correctly, they can move on to the next level. Each week, alternate the two sheets for the level so students cannot memorise the pattern of notes. Level 1 – Treble clef spaces Level 2 – Treble clef lines Level 3 – Treble clef lines and spaces Level 4 – Bass clef spaces Level 5 – Bass clef lines Level 6 – Bass clef lines and spaces Level 7 – Treble and bass clef spaces Level 8 – Treble and bass clef lines Level 9 – Treble and bass clef lines and spaces Level 10 – Treble clef ledger lines Level 11 – Bass clef ledger lines Level 12 – Treble and bass clef ledger lines Level 13 – All notes The pack includes a full answer sheet. Record your students' results using the group tracker and/or individual tracker.

This set has cards for every single possible scale combination for the ABRSM clarinet exams grades 1 to 8. Simply print out the page(s) for your student's grade and give them the sheets. They can then cut out the cards and place them in a pot/jar/bag. When they practise, they can pick them out at random to ensure they are practising all of their scales. For grades with more scales, they can sort them into different pots as they play through them - confident, needs some more practice, needs a lot more practice. They should then pick from the "needs a lot more practice" pot most frequently, until eventually all of the scales are in the "confident" pot. Each card tells the student which scale to play, whether it should be tongued or slurred (or, for higher grades, legato-tongued, staccato or slurred) and how many octaves should be played. It is just like having the teacher or examiner giving instructions, and it will ensure students are accustomed to playing each scale on demand. This resource can be used with every single one of your clarinet students as they progress through the grades. NB: I'm not affiliated with ABRSM in any way.

Some students find the transition from Grade 1 sight reading, where only one hand is played at a time, to Grade 2 sight reading, where the hands often play together, to be a sudden change. This book is born out of individual pages that I started writing for one of my students to introduce her very gradually to sight reading with both hands together as none of the books I could find had enough easy examples. Now a complete digital book of 185 sight reading examples that increase in difficulty very gradually, it is perfect for the students who need more time to build their confidence and ability. All of the examples are in five finger positions, the hands never having to move within the piece. I have followed the ABRSM Grade 2 sight parameters for sharps and flats, time signatures and note range. The rhythms have been kept simple. This book is the ideal precursor to working on Grade 2 standard pieces. Features: 185 sight reading examples. That’s more than enough to do three a week for an entire year! Simple pieces with the emphasis on a very slow, gradual increase in difficulty Examples with right hand and left hand melodies 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time Up to two sharps or two flats

Aimed at young beginner pianists, this pack contains 21 games to help students take their first steps on their musical journey. The games take children from their first exploration of the sounds pianos make into understanding the concept of higher and lower pitches. They then focus on finding the different notes on the piano keyboard before moving on to reading their first notes on the staff. Note identification games use five-finger positions surrounding middle C (treble clef C4-G4 and bass clef F3-C4) and also from the C below middle C (bass clef C3-G3) so you can select the hand position on which your method book focuses. Note length games use crotchets, minims, dotted minims and semibreves (quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes and whole notes). The games have been designed to require minimal preparation and not to use excessive ink. Board games can be played immediately after printing. Games cards have straight edges and are accurately lined up so that they can be cut quickly. The games take an average of five minutes to play, meaning they can easily be used within a weekly instrumental lesson. . Contents: Exploring first sounds – Talking Animals – Sound Machine Higher and lower – Climb and Slide – Coin Flip – Firefighting – Honey Bee-licious Letters of the keys – Find That Note – Musical Notes Bingo – Snakes and Pianos – What the Unicorn Said Notes on the staff for five finger piano – Ah Hoy Pirates – Colour Me Crazy – Dominoes – Quack Quack Ducklings – Unicorns and Ogres Note lengths – Whatever The Weather! – Colour Me Crazy – Piggy Pairs – Sea Life Explorer – Colour Catcher – Floral Fantasy Plus a Notes Guide Sheet to remind students of the note letters and note lengths. (UK and US versions).

This set of 30 cards will give your students the ideas and inspiration they need to start composing their own pieces of music. Each card features an interesting photo and ideas about which sounds might be heard within the music. The cards also contain a selection of challenges; students can choose one (or more!) to incorporate into their piece. These include rhythms, melodies, key signatures, time signatures, intervals and more. Download the free sample card here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sample-composition-inspiration-card-11901946

The Grade 2 Music Theory pack, which is based on the current (2020 onwards) ABRSM music theory syllabus, contains 26 games and activities plus 10 music quizzes. The games have been designed to require minimal preparation. Board games can be played immediately after printing. Games cards have straight edges and are accurately lined up so that they can be cut quickly. The games take an average of five minutes to play, meaning they can easily be used within a weekly instrumental lesson. The music quizzes are based on typical exam papers but condensed into one A4 sheet each, making them quicker to complete than full papers and reducing printing costs. Both UK and US terminology has been used where required. To see the style of the music quizzes, you can click here to download a free sample music quiz from the grade 1 pack. Also available are the Grade 1 Music Theory Pack (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12301624) and the discounted double Grades 1 and 2 Music Theory Pack. Grade 2 pack contents: Grouping and beaming – Missing Music Board Game – Grouping Matching Pairs Intervals and degrees – All the Intervals of the Rainbow Board Game – Treble Clef Intervals Dominoes – Bass Clef Intervals Dominoes – Around the Houses Board Game (degrees) Key signatures, scales and tonic triads – Stunning Sandcastles Board Game – Treble and Bass Clef Key Signature Flashcards – Colour Jam Board Game – Tonic Champs Board Game – Catch Me If You Can Board Game – What Am I? Board Game – Treble or Bass Clef Tonic Triads Flashcards Key Words – Key Words Flashcards – Inkspill Board Game – Luck of the Toss Board Game Note lengths – Double or Half Board Game – Double or Half With Rests Board Game – Double or Half Matching Pairs Note letter names – The Highs and Lows Board Game – Equivalent Notes Dominoes – Ledge Card Game (ledger lines) Time signatures – River Crossing Board Game – Time Tester Board Game – Time Signature Matching Pairs Music Quizzes – Multiple Choice Quiz Cards with questions from across the syllabus – 10 music quizzes with answer sheets Here’s what Tim Spoerer, founder of Jam-Bus, had to say about our Grade 1 and 2 Music Theory Packs: “Last year I ran my first Music Theory Class with Years 5 & 6. It was an enormous success with the vast majority achieving Distinction Grades. It was largely in thanks to Teaching with Ease’s excellent music games. I set up the “Music Theory Games Arcade” for them every lesson and they really loved it. It gave a really fun thing to look forward to in lessons. “Once the PDFs were downloaded, I could print them and laminate them meaning we can use them time and time again in the build up to their exams.”

The Grade 1 Music Theory pack, which is based on the current ABRSM music theory syllabus (2020 onwards), contains 26 games and activities plus 10 music quizzes. The games have been designed to require minimal preparation. Board games can be played immediately after printing. Games cards have straight edges and are accurately lined up so that they can cut quickly.  The games take an average of five minutes to play, meaning they can easily be used within a weekly instrumental lesson. The music quizzes are based on typical exam papers but condensed into one A4 sheet each, making them quicker to complete than full papers and reducing printing costs. Both UK and US terminology has been used where required. Download a free sample quiz here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-1-music-theory-sample-quiz-12301641 Contents: Accidentals Accidentals Quiz Flashcards Circle time. Accidentals board game. Clefs Treble or bass? A game of two clefs board game Treble or Bass Flashcards – single and double sided Intervals and degrees Intervals Matching Pairs Intervals Dominoes Degrees Matching Pairs Fish Frenzy board game: Degrees Key signatures Key Signatures Matching Puzzle Key words Key Words Flashcards Hexagon Takeover board game – key words Note and rest lengths Help sheet (UK/US) Two Paths board game – rests Jumpmania board game – note lengths (UK/US) The Lengthy Spiral board game (2 levels) Rests Dominoes (2 levels) Note pitches Two Paths board game – letters Drawing Showdown – writing notes Jumpmania board game – treble clef notes Jumpmania board game – bass clef notes Pitches Matching Pairs Time signatures and bar lines Time Signatures Brain Twister card game Time to Race board game – time signatures Tones and semitones Tone or Semitone? (Whole step or half step) Flashcards (UK/US single and double sided) Fish Frenzy board game - Counting semitones/half steps Ten Music Quizzes with answers Here’s what Tim Spoerer, founder of Jam-Bus, had to say about our Grade 1 and 2 Music Theory Packs: “Last year I ran my first Music Theory Class with Years 5 & 6. It was an enormous success with the vast majority achieving Distinction Grades. It was largely in thanks to Teaching with Ease’s excellent music games. I set up the “Music Theory Games Arcade” for them every lesson and they really loved it. It gave a really fun thing to look forward to in lessons. “Once the PDFs were downloaded, I could print them and laminate them meaning we can use them time and time again in the build up to their exams.”