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Christmas Rhythm Game

December 10, 2020 By Sara Mullett 19 Comments

Christmas Rhythm Game - Free flashcard printables - Let's Play Music

These Christmas Rhythm Game cards can be used in various ways according to the age and musical experience of the child.  You don’t need any extra equipment, although some wooden tone blocks or a tambourine might come in handy. If you need a little help with reading the music notes, take a look at Introducing […]

Filed Under: 5+, Christmas, How To Read Music, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Advent, Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Listening Game, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

The Harvest Rhythm Game

September 16, 2020 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Harvest Rhythm Game

This Rhythm Game is perfect for using during the Harvest season. It’s a great way to practice note recognition while enjoying the simple pleasures of the Autumn. This rhythm game is excellent for encouraging speech development in toddlers, who love reaching into the bag and recognising and naming the fruit and vegetables (they also like […]

Filed Under: 5+, Autumn, Music Theory games, Musical Activities For..., Musical Memory Game, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Listening Game, Rhythm Games, Seasons

A Fun Way to Teach Kids Musical Note Values

April 8, 2020 By Sara Mullett 28 Comments

Let's Play Music : Magic Feet Follow the Beat - An Fun and Easy Way to Learn Note Values

Music theory can sometimes have a reputation for being a bit boring and difficult, but this can avoided by teaching it through games and activities that little ones enjoy. Children will happily accept basic theory concepts by playing games which combine the lesson with having some fun! They love characters and giving things identities, so when teaching […]

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

Mary Had A Little Lamb Easy Piano Music

March 24, 2020 By Sara Mullett 20 Comments

Mary Had a Little Lamb

This Mary Had A Little Lamb Easy Piano Music always goes down very well with young beginners in their first piano lessons. It is so enjoyable to play a tune that everyone knows. Easy to learn and fun to play!  Both excellent incentives to get little ones off on a good start when beginning the […]

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

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Easy Piano Music

October 12, 2019 By Sara Mullett 40 Comments

Let's Play Music : Free Sheet Music for Beginners & Lesson Plan for Teaching Kids Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

This Twinkle Twinkle Little Star easy piano music is perfect for little beginner hands. It’s simple, repetitive melody and small five finger range is ideal for first piano lessons. As Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is usually one of the first songs a small child will sing, it makes a great choice as one of the […]

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

Exploring Musical Dynamics

September 18, 2019 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Adding Colour & Contrast Exploring musical dynamics opens up a whole new world to children. They start to see how the dynamics in music can add the colour and contrast. These different effects bring a whole new dimension to how music makes us feel. Young children usually tend to prefer the loud and fast bits […]

Filed Under: Classical Music for Kids, Musical Movement Tagged With: Classical Music, Easy Music Theory, Listening, Musical Movement

Happy Birthday Easy Piano Music

April 25, 2019 By Sara Mullett 54 Comments

Happy Birthday Easy Sheet Music

Here are two Happy Birthday easy piano music arrangements for young pianists. One is for children who have only just started to play, with just the simple melody line centered on middle C so that they’ll find it really quick to master. And the other is an easy piano music arrangement for both hands together […]

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

Rhythm Game for Easter

March 27, 2019 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

rhythm game

The Easter rhythm game is a great way to get some extra practise with rhythm and note recognition while also having lots of Easter fun at the same time. Print the rhythm game cards and mount them.  You can either use the ready coloured version or print the plain outline and let the kids decorate […]

Filed Under: 5+, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Musical Memory Game, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Music Theory Worksheets & Rhythm Games

September 4, 2018 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Music Theory Worksheets & Rhythm games

There are such a lot of music theory worksheets & rhythm games here on Let’s Play Music. So now that I thought it would be useful to round up a few of the favourites! Of course, there is no substitute for a fun music lesson with includes movement, percussion instruments or manipulatives. But music theory […]

Filed Under: 5+, Music Theory games, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables

First Piano Lessons: Introducing the Note Family

August 2, 2018 By Sara Mullett 24 Comments

Let's Play Music : Magic Feet Follow the Beat - An Fun and Easy Way to Learn Note Values

Introducing musical notation as the note family with characters to represent each note makes a tricky concept immediately accessible. This way, children find the note names and their time values so much easier to remember. Make sure to explain that these are their nick-names to help us to tell which is which, and point out […]

Filed Under: 5+, Classical Music for Kids, First Piano Lessons, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, First Piano Lesson Series, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music

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