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Body Percussion Rhythm Activities

May 9, 2017 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Movement icon for activities with movement

Body Percussion Rhythm Activities are a great way to bring the class together and focus. Kids just love to move and this is a perfect way to encourage them to engage. But you’ll also find that it increases concentration. So while they’re absorbing the lesson, they’re having lots of fun at the same time. Gross […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

DIY Magnet Music Notes – Easy Music Manipulatives

April 12, 2017 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

DIY Music magnet notes

This DIY Magnet Music Notes activity is so easy and cheap to make, and in these days of digital overload it has a refreshingly retro appeal! It’s so important to make learning to read music fun, and this is a good way to keep it hands on and visual. These sort of music manipulatives are […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Music Theory games, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Music Manipulatives, Note Recognition

The Note Family eBook Launch!

March 6, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

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Those of you who have read lots of this website, and bought my First Piano Lessons and How To Read Music Theory eBooks will be familiar with the way I introduce music notation to children  –  through The Note Family. For years, I introduced The Note Family to children through a selection of stories which, […]

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How To Read Music Made Easy eBook Launch!

March 6, 2017 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

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I’m very excited to be able to announce the launch of a new eBook – How To Read Music Made Easy. This has been in the works for the best part of a year, so i’m very excited to be able to share it with you all! Since I published my First Piano Lessons eBook […]

Filed Under: eBook, How To Read Music Tagged With: Easy Music Theory

Music Theory for Kids: Understanding Accidentals

October 12, 2016 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Introducing sharps, flats and naturals

Accidentals needn’t be difficult if they are approached in a simple and child friendly way. When introducing sharps and flats I  always start by asking the child if they’d like to know the secret of the black notes and why they are so useful. This normally pricks their curiosity and gets them onside. It also […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, First Piano Lesson Series

The Greedysaurus : A Game to Teach Kids Music Note Values

May 8, 2016 By Sara Mullett 12 Comments

Dinosaur Music Activity

The Greedysaurus is a fun game and song that teaches children about Music Note Values and note recognition through the action of feeding a hungry dinosaur puppet! Greedysaurus Dinosaur Song   I am a dinosaur, I have sharp teeth! I leave big footprints underneath, I’m always hungry, I need to eat, So give me some notes, […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Memory Game, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Dinosaurs, Note Recognition, Puppets, Rhythm Games

Music Note Naming With Trains

August 19, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Music Note Naming With Trains

Kids love trains and playing this music note naming with trains activities is a fun way to help them to connect with the order of the do- re-mi colours and the notes on the stave. It can be a fun up-cycled craft activity too where each child make their own coloured train and then has […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Introducing Do Re Mi, Music Theory games, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, Note Recognition, Solfege, Tonic Sol-fah

The Clock Song: An Easy Way to Learn Musical Note Values

July 20, 2015 By Sara Mullett 10 Comments

Let's Play Music : The Clock Song - An Easy (and fun!) Way to Learn Musical Note Values

The Clock Song is a fun and easy way to learn musical note values. It helps kids to understand and recognise the difference between Minims (or 1/2 notes), Crotchets (1/4 notes) and Quavers (1/8 notes) by making it into a fun game. In essence, this simple activity makes the musical concept clear, and the note […]

Filed Under: How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Music Theory Made Easy – Musical Hand Stave

March 23, 2015 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

Music Theory made Easy - Musical Hand Stave

  Here’s a great way to help kids learn the notes on the lines and spaces of the stave from our Music Theory Made Easy series . The Musical Hand Stave is a convenient reminder and wonderfully portable too!   Music Theory Made Easy – Musical Hand Stave By a happy coincidence our hands have […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Easy Music Theory

What’s The Note Mr Wolf? Note Value Guessing Game

March 9, 2015 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

What's your note Mr Wolf? F.I

Kids just love playing What’s The Note Mr Wolf? Note Value Guessing Game – And it’s such a good lesson too! Combines note recognition and time values with role play and a game of chase at the end! What’s the no-te Mr Wolf?  Mr Wolf? Mr Wolf? What’s the no-te Mr Wolf?  Tell us, tell […]

Filed Under: 5+, Creative Role Play, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

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