An easy display resource for you to practice a variety of rhythms with your students. Each of the 16 slides has 3 examples for simple yet effective rhythm practice. Happy clapping!

With more schools being asked to go to digital learning platforms at the moment, here are the resources I have developed to work through with my students for the next few weeks. I hope you find them useful if you are looking for ways to engage your music students from a distance. I am lucky that my students already have one-to-one devices so I know that they all have access to an app store and the Internet for online submissions. I have designed 6 assignments to use in conjunction with Music Maker Jam as an introduction to easy creation and arranging of pop music. It is a free app to download initially but has the option for in-app purchases, just so you are aware. I needed an alternative to Garageband for my students as not all of them have Macs/iPads. I’ve worked through all of the lessons using this app, but you might find a different app more suitable for your needs. I am not receiving any benefits from using this app. I just needed something quick and easy for my students to use. Please feel free to adapt, use, and share during this difficult time. Wishing you all the best! Stay safe and keep making music! :-)

Enjoy this color-coded treble clef staff with labeled note names! This is a great resource to use in a display, online activities, or as a visual in a larger unit. Students really enjoy the color-coding and it helps them start to identify notes quickly and easily.

With more schools being asked to go to digital learning platforms at the moment, here are the resources I have developed to work through with my students for the next few weeks. I hope you find them useful if you are looking for ways to engage your music students from a distance. I am lucky that my students already have one-to-one iPads so I know that they all have access to Garageband and the Internet for online submissions. I have designed 5 assignments to use in conjunction with Garageband as an introduction to easy editing and arranging of music. Please feel free to adapt, use, and share during this difficult time. Wishing you all the best!

Enjoy this color-coded bass clef staff with labeled note names! This is a great resource to use in a display, online activities, or as a visual in a larger unit. Students really enjoy the color-coding and it helps them start to identify notes quickly and easily.

Two pretty posters that list all the surprising (or maybe not!) benefits of singing in a choir. Happy decorating!

If you are anything like me, you are constantly on the lookout for easy to use resources to support your work in your classroom. Here is an easy, printable, customizable, composition book. There is a title page, a large staff page, and a smaller staff page. All you have to do is choose how many pages you want and press print! Finally, an easy and customizable option for your music notation!!

Here are 3 free folk songs with color-coded note names and pictures of the matching piano chords. Easy to read and use for beginning piano, chordal instruments, or pitched percussion! Included Songs ABC Song London Bridge Row Your Boat **Files are in a compressed (zip) folder. Please make sure you know how to extract prior to downloading. **

Two pretty posters that list all the surprising (or maybe not!) benefits of playing an instrument.

Easily printable black and white awards for Music students! 36 different music awards for: Choral Band Orchestra General Music

This is an easy exit ticket system to check your students’ understanding in a quick way at the end of any lesson. The resources are in jpeg and pdf format for easy printing. Musicially yours, Lyrical Liz

When we are working in the classroom on self-directed activities, I will often open my “music clinic” for students who need an extra bit of help. They seem to enjoy it when I set out this sign and I have gotten more students to come up to ask for some one-on-one assistance when using it. Hope that you find it useful!

Here is a sheet designed to help young learners with note placement on the staff and the piano/keyboard. Also included are rhythm and rests references to make a handy and colorful, all-in-one reference sheet to support your students’ learning in music. There are sheets for both sharps and flats as well as quarter note/eighth note rhythms and crotchet/quaver rhythms.

Here is an easy to read, but colorful ATL display for PYP learners. The language is simple and focuses on three aspects of each of the 5 ATL skills. Also included is an exit ticket chart for students to show you how they felt about their own ATL skills during your lesson. Included: ATL Topic poster (1), ATL Skills Posters (5), Exit Ticket Posters (4). *At no additional cost, I’ve included two different versions to suit your personal teaching style. Happy decorating!

This is a fun matching game that reinforces recognition of musical instruments. There are 16 instruments included in this game and students need to match the picture to the instrument name. Included Instruments: Harp, Cello, Violin, Guitar, Drum, Triangle, Cymbals, Trumpet, Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Tambourine, Recorder, Maraca, and Xylophone ** This is a compressed (ZIP) file. Please make sure you can extract prior to purchase.**

This is an excellent game for reviewing musical symbols! This is built so that the person who starts the game also ends the game. Included in the pack is a “how to play” walk-through in case this is your first experience with a I have…, Who has… game. There are two versions included; one with British terms (crotchet, quaver, etc.) and one with American terms (quarter note, half note, etc.) Symbols included: Staff, flat, sharp, natural, crescendo, decrecendo, repeat sign, double bar line, quarter note and rest (crotchet), half note and rest (minim), eighth note and rest (quaver), whole note and rest (semibreve), sixteenth note and rest (semiquaver), time signature, fermata, slur, bass clef, treble clef

This is an excellent game for reviewing musical instruments! This is built so that the person who starts the game also ends the game. Included in the pack is a “how to play” walk-through in case this is your first experience with a I have…, Who has… game. Instruments included: Triangle, Violin, Oboe, Drum, Harp, Bass, Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Cello, Tuba, Saxophone, Banjo, Trombone, Tambourine, Bagpipes, Maracas, Singer, Xylophone, Recorder, Ukulele, Harmonica, Rhythm Sticks, French Horn, Piano, Viola, Flute, Cymbals

This is an excellent game for reviewing treble clef notes! This is built so that the person who starts the game also ends the game. Included in the pack is a “how to play” walk-through in case this is your first experience with a I have…, Who has… game. Notes/Symbols included: Treble clef, Bass clef, Staff, Flat, Sharp, Middle C, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, Ab, Bb, Eb, C#, G#, F#, D#

There are 14 cards in this file. Each card features information about a different element of music in a convenient size for tabletop reminders. I have made packs of all 14, hole-punched the corner and put them on a ring for students to study and used small picture frames to display these cards for reference. If you laminate them and tape them to tabletops or keyboard music stands, they last for ages! Mine are in their third year of usage at the moment. Elements included Tempo Dynamics Rhythms Articulations Symbols Structure Texture Bass Clef Notes Treble Clef Notes Time Signatures Sharp Key Signatures Flat Key Signatures Keyboard with Sharps Keyboards with Flats This product is in a compressed (ZIP) file. Please make sure you can extract prior to purchase.

Want to create a display about the famous film composer John Williams? Look no further! This is a Zip file containing printable PNG files. This is perfect for bulletin boards to make students aware of composers from a variety of eras and locations around the world. Pages Include: Composer of the Month Title Page Labels for each category (who, where, when, etc) Williams Title page and picture Biography Cool Facts Famous Compositions Map of Williams’ travels Definition of the Month Many teachers have found these packs helpful for interactive notebooks and handouts as well.