Printables~

This page contains FREE piano/theory worksheets, sheet music, lesson plans, and other resources for music teachers and students! All files may be downloaded and copied for personal and educational use. Enjoy! (Copyright 2010 Joy Morin).

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Displaying 1 to 25 of 51 total files.

  Arr Jingle Bells
» 40.1 KiB - 643 hits - 27 September 2009
This arrangement of Jingle Bells is for beginner piano students who are comfortable reading on the staff and playing in the key of C.

  Arr Joy To The World
» 36.5 KiB - 366 hits - 27 September 2009
This arrangement is suitable for beginner piano students who are comfortable reading on the staff notation and playing in the key of C.

  Arr O Come All Ye Faithful
» 36.7 KiB - 284 hits - 27 September 2009
This arrangement is suitable for beginner piano students who are comfortable reading notes on the staff and playing in Middle C position.

  Arr We Wish You A Merry Christmas
» 35.5 KiB - 298 hits - 23 September 2009
This arrangement of We Wish You A Merry Christmas is suitable for beginner students who are comfortable reading notes on the staff and playing in the Middle C position.

  BoardGame AdventuresInMusic
» 764.2 KiB - 807 hits - 17 February 2010
This piano-bench-sized board game is appropriate for music students of all ages who are in Levels 1-2. This game works well for two players (teacher and student) during a private lesson, or during a group activity involved 3, 4, or maybe 5 students. Materials needed: 1 or 2 dice (depending on how fast you'd like the game to progress) and several pawns (colored glass baubles from the dollar store work well). Special thanks to Lillyarts.com for giving me permission to use her music illustrations!

  Business Cards Template for Music Teachers
» 48.0 KiB - 805 hits - 16 December 2009
This Microsoft Word (.doc) file contains a page of 10 business cards which you can easily edit to fill in your name and contact information. Then all you have to do is print them onto card-stock or other professional-looking paper and cut them apart. Click to download the file to your computer.

  CompRomStyle *LessonPlans*
» 183.0 KiB - 912 hits - 1 November 2009
This lesson plan (four days + a performance) is designed to teach music students about Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Style. Although originally created for a class sizes of 6-8 piano students ranging in age from 9-15, these plans may be easily adapted for other uses. Please also see / print the handouts for Day 1, 2, and 3 (there are no handouts for Day 4).

  CompRomStyle DAY1: PrdsMscHstry
» 79.8 KiB - 398 hits - 1 November 2009
This handout is designed for use with the "Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Period" lesson plan. This lesson plan (four days + a performance) is designed to teach music students about Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Style. Although originally created for a class sizes of 6-8 piano students ranging in age from 9-15, these plans may be easily adapted for other uses.

  CompRomStyle DAY1: PrdsMscHstry *Answer Sheet*
» 281.4 KiB - 809 hits - 8 November 2009
Answer sheet for the DAY 1: Periods of Music History worksheet.

  CompRomStyle DAY1: PromptsForComposing
» 71.7 KiB - 267 hits - 1 November 2009
This handout is designed for use with the "Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Period" lesson plan. This lesson plan (four days + a performance) is designed to teach music students about Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Style. Although originally created for a class sizes of 6-8 piano students ranging in age from 9-15, these plans may be easily adapted for other uses.

  CompRomStyle DAY2: StylisticTraitsofRomMusic
» 73.7 KiB - 287 hits - 1 November 2009
This handout is designed for use with the "Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Period" lesson plan. This lesson plan (four days + a performance) is designed to teach music students about Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Style. Although originally created for a class sizes of 6-8 piano students ranging in age from 9-15, these plans may be easily adapted for other uses.

  CompRomStyle DAY2: StylisticTraitsofRomMusic *Answer Sheet*
» 237.7 KiB - 711 hits - 8 November 2009
Answer sheet to DAY 2: Stylistic Traits of Romantic Music worksheet.

  CompRomStyle DAY3: Music&Imagination
» 77.4 KiB - 290 hits - 1 November 2009
This handout is designed for use with the "Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Period" lesson plan. This lesson plan (four days + a performance) is designed to teach music students about Analyzing and Composing in the Romantic Style. Although originally created for a class sizes of 6-8 piano students ranging in age from 9-15, these plans may be easily adapted for other uses.

  Concepts to Introduce Using Improvisation
» 53.5 KiB - 381 hits - 30 January 2010
This pdf lists various musical concepts which can be taught through improvisation. The list is divided into two sections: beginner concepts, and more advanced concepts.

  Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 1
» 35.1 KiB - 808 hits - 4 October 2009
These flashcards have a variety of uses, mainly for beginner piano students: 1) clap the rhythm, 2) play the pattern on the piano, or 3) play the pattern on the piano and then transpose it to another key.

  Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 2
» 45.9 KiB - 455 hits - 4 October 2009
These flashcards have a variety of uses, mainly for beginner piano students: 1) clap the rhythm, 2) play the pattern on the piano, or 3) play the pattern on the piano and then transpose it to another key.

  Flashcards: Naming Notes (Middle C Position)
» 45.6 KiB - 700 hits - 11 October 2009
Here is a set of flashcards for the beginner piano student who is learning about reading notes on the staff and playing in the Middle C position. Just 3 minutes a day will greatly improve their note recognition skills.

  Hands and Fingers at the Piano
» 55.8 KiB - 791 hits - 21 March 2010
In this worksheet, the student is instructed to trace their hands, and label the finger numbers on each finger. Objectives: The student recognizes the left hand versus the right hand; the student learns the abbreviations "LH" and "RH"; and the student understands the fingering numbering system for piano (1-5), for both hands.

  Intervals Unison-3rd Worksheet
» 39.0 KiB - 845 hits - 27 September 2009
This worksheet is designed to teach/quiz the student in identifying the intervals unison through 3rd, in both treble and bass clefs. The top line gives an example of each type of interval, and the rest of the page is dedicated to quizzing the student on identifying the interval.

  Intervals Unison-5th Worksheet
» 40.6 KiB - 507 hits - 27 September 2009
This worksheet is designed to teach/quiz the student in identifying the intervals unison through 5th, in both treble and bass clefs. The top line gives an example of each type of interval, and the rest of the page is dedicated to quizzing the student on identifying the interval.

  Lesson & Payment Record Chart 2010-2011
» 115.3 KiB - 311 hits - 27 June 2010
This chart provides an easy way to track student attendance/absences for lessons and tuition payments. This 3-page chart covers September 2010 through the end of August 2011. How to use: In the first column, enter your students' names. At each lesson, enter the lesson date (e.g., 9/14) corresponding with that week of lessons. If the student misses a lesson for some reason, that box may be marked with a slash, or left blank so that the make-up lesson date may be later written in. Any lessons that are paid for should be marked with a checkmark in each little circle.

  Listen & Sign Game Printable
» 26.9 KiB - 90 hits - 3 August 2010
This is the printable for creating the signs used in the Listen & Sign game. Please refer to the corresponding blog post for instructions for assembly and game directions.

  Melodies to Play By Ear and Harmonize
» 88.0 KiB - 491 hits - 24 January 2010
This pdf is a listing of melodies that can be assigned to students to play by ear or to harmonize. The melodies are listed in order of difficulty, beginning with easy melodies for beginners that can be played on the black keys of the piano.

  Navigating at the Piano
» 96.4 KiB - 683 hits - 17 April 2010
This worksheet is for young beginners who have only just recently been exposed to piano. This worksheet reinforces: (1) recognizing black-key groups of 2 versus 3. (2) finding C on the keyboard, (3) the musical alphabet, (4) finding A-G on the keyboard. This is an excellent worksheet to send home with a young student after their first piano lesson.

  Performing at the Piano Worksheet
» 79.2 KiB - 395 hits - 28 April 2010
This fill-in-the-blank worksheet is intended to help prepare students for an upcoming recital or other performance by discussing stage presence and performance etiquette. The terms/concepts used in this worksheet include: bowing, applauding, memorizing, checking the bench, etc.