Category Archives: printables

Flashcard Prompts for Improvisation & Composition

By joy (admin) | Published: 11 July 2011

Today I have a fun new printable to share! Students are sometimes at a loss for topics for improvising or composing, so I like to provide prompts — similar to the way Creative Writing classes often provide prompts.  :)  Remember those Story Cubes?  That’s one great way to provide prompts.  These flashcards are another. This 12-page [...]

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Just Updated: Scale & Arpeggio Fingering (2 Octaves) Reference Sheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 24 June 2011

Some of you may remember the Scale & Arpeggio Fingering reference sheet I posted in December of 2010. About a month ago, a friendly reader made some very helpful suggestions for improvement, and so I spent quite a bit of time revising the printable. It’s called “Scale and Arpeggio Fingering for Piano (2 Octaves)” and [...]

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Just Added: Recital Program Template #3

By joy (admin) | Published: 9 May 2011

It’s recital season! Have you held your spring recital yet?  If you haven’t, here’s a new recital program template you are free to use if you like! I currently have two recital templates on my Printables page and they are very popular downloads.  This one is in color, although it still looks pretty good in [...]

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Link Fixed

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 April 2011

Thanks to everyone who pointed out the bad link to the new Introduction To The Staff worksheet I posted about this morning!  It has now been fixed.  Sorry about the confusion, and enjoy the worksheet! =)

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Just Added: Introduction To The Staff Worksheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 April 2011

A new worksheet has just been added to the Printables > Worksheets page called: Introduction To The Staff Worksheet This worksheet is appropriate for beginners who are ready to be introduced to staff notation.  It is appropriate for use in both private and group settings. Terms used in this worksheet: line notes space notes treble [...]

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Just Added: The Rhythm Magnet Game

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 February 2011

Here’s a fun movement/rhythm game to play with a group of students which I learned from a Dalcroze Eurhythmics instructor.  I call it the “Rhythm Magnet Game.” The great thing about this game is that it helps students learn to associate the sound/experience of each rhythm value with it’s corresponding notation.  In Dalcroze and other methodologies (such [...]

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Just Added: Printable Musical Dice

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 February 2011

Just added to the Printables page: Musical Dice! This is one of the projects I was working on over Christmas break!  I’m happy to now have it finished and posted.  =) Here’s what the pdf contains: Basic Accidentals (6-sided dice) | This die allows for three possible rolls: sharp, flat, and natural. Basic Intervals Unison-3rd [...]

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Just Added: Scale and Arpeggio Fingering (2 Octaves) Reference Sheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 December 2010

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve added a new printable to the Printables page….so here’s one I created a couple of months ago.  You can find it on the Printables > Other Resources page. Scale and Arpeggio Fingering (2 Octaves) Reference Sheet (3 pages long) I created this printable with my intermediate/advanced students in [...]

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DIY: Musical AlphaGems

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 November 2010

I recently have made what I have decided to call “Musical AlphaGems.”  These fun little gems have many uses: they fit well on my DIY Silent Mini Keyboards and also work well on paper printed of the staff (such as this one by Susan Paradis, which is pictured in the second photo below). I got [...]

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DIY: Silent Mini Keyboards

By joy (admin) | Published: 25 October 2010

I recently decided that I wanted to own a set of silent keyboards for doing introductory piano activities with young children, and for using during group theory activities.  Unfortunately, buying a set of silent plastic keyboards (view them at musicinmotion.com) can be a rather large studio expense.  Of course, a cheap alternative would be to simply [...]

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Just Added: Monthly Studio Expenses Record

By joy (admin) | Published: 11 October 2010

Just added to the Printables > Studio Business page: Monthly Studio Expenses Record Description: This printable is designed to help track studio expenses.  Each month, a new copy of this form should be printed.  Throughout the month as expenses occur, the teacher can keep record of these expenses in the blanks provided.  Types of expenses [...]

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Just Added: Musical Terms Worksheet #2

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 October 2010
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Just added to the Printables > Worksheets page: Musical Terms Worksheet #2 This worksheet is intended for elementary level students who have learned basic note values and musical terms. The first section of the worksheet, which is Fill In The Blank, reviews the 10 terms which were introduced in Musical Terms Worksheet #1. The second [...]

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