Need a music theory quiz for your elementary music classroom? Look no further! This engaging worksheet, adorned with animal icons, allows you to easily assess your students’ understanding of six commonly used tempo terms.
The tempo terms that will be tested in this music theory worksheet are:
Presto
Allegro
Andante
Moderato
Adagio
Largo
About the Creator/Author
Andrew Fling was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1963. As a child he played clarinet and trumpet in the school band. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition and K-12 Music Education Certification at Arizona State University. He has shared his love of music over the years by teaching kids in Christian and public schools, through private lessons, and presently through MakingMusicFun.net which he founded in 2007. He is known for creating music education resources that make learning fun, and for original compositions and arrangements of masterworks that cater to beginning and intermediate students. Every arrangement is carefully written to preserve the original work, while making the music accessible and enjoyable for students of all levels.
Wondering how to get kids easily learn music theory? Here’s a fun Beginner Music Note Name Worksheets called Alien Cow Snatchers. Let their curiosity guide learning, embrace the wonders of music theory, and embark on an exciting journey of musical discovery! You can also browse MakingMusicFun.net if you are looking for more music theory lessons and activities.
Calling all young musicians! We have an important mission that needs your musical skills! Get ready for an incredibly fun task where you can save the world while having a blast. Your mission, should you accept it, is to conquer the beginner-level musical symbols and terms found in this amazing worksheet pack.
With each correct answer you provide, you’ll rescue an adorable cow from the clutches of aliens. Keep track of your heroic efforts by tallying the number of cows saved at the bottom of each worksheet. Once you’ve completed your mission, report your triumph to your commander and become a legendary champion known for rescuing cows!
The cows are cheering for you and counting on your musical prowess! So grab your musical gear, prepare for an exciting adventure, and let’s embark on this extraordinary mission today!
Contents
Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet Bass Clef Note Name Worksheet Viola Clef Note Name Worksheet More Musical Symbols Worksheet (Clefs, Time Signatures, Rhythms and Rests) Tempo Terms Worksheet Answer Key
About the Author
Andrew Fling is the author and founder of MakingMusicFun.net, a website dedicated to music education, as another way to share his passion with a wider audience. as actively spread his love for music by teaching children in both Christian and public schools. He has also provided private lessons to aspiring musicians.
During his childhood, he played the clarinet and trumpet as part of the school band. He pursued higher education at Arizona State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition. Additionally, he achieved certification in music education for kindergarten through twelfth grade.
MakingMusicFun.net is an online platform dedicated to music education, offering a diverse array of valuable resources. It provides an extensive selection of sheet music tailored for different instruments and proficiency levels. Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate pianist, guitarist, or part of a band or orchestra, you can find suitable sheet music arrangements accompanied by piano.
Beyond sheet music, MakingMusicFun.net also offers an assortment of music theory materials. These resources, including worksheets, board games, and listening maps, serve as valuable tools for students to grasp musical concepts and enhance their theoretical understanding. The website aims to make learning music an enjoyable and accessible experience for students and educators alike.
Want to reinforce basic rhythms with your piano students?
This set of three music math worksheets reinforces simple rhythms and rests, including sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes, as well as quarter, half, and whole rests.
Each music math worksheet includes ten addition questions. Answer keys are also included in this six page packet.
Learning to read music is a lot like learning to read your first book. Music notes and words in books are all just symbols that represent sounds. Your ABC’s all have a certain sound. Combine them and they make words. Combine sounds in music and they make a melody. Sounds that are high, are written high on the musical staff. Sounds that are low, are written low on the musical staff. If you’re just getting started with music there’s no better place to start that learning your note names. Learning your note names with help to know exactly how high or low to play each note.
The M&M Note Name Challenge Music Theory Note Name Worksheet is a fun and delicious way to drill note names. Quiz students by asking them to place their plain M&M candy on the correct line or space of the treble or bass clef staff. If they’re correct they get to eat the candy. Name 20 notes correctly and they win a bonus M&M.
Learning your note names isn’t something that happens in one day. It usually takes months of drilling to master the names of each note. Print this worksheet and start practicing. Plan to use it often, along with a collection of flash cards, games and worksheets. The links provided below with direct you to additional music theory resources that you will find useful, and your music students are sure to love!
Most piano students struggle with note names. To help them overcome this challenge it’s great to have a large assortment of flash cards, games, and note name worksheets on hand.
These musical spelling bee worksheets are perfect for the first year piano student. They have just the right mix of cute graphics and practical exercises to learn note names. These worksheets also give students one of their first opportunities to write musical notation.
To complete these worksheets students read the word below the staff, and then write the word in whole notes on the staff. An example kicks things off. Then there are nine words for students to write in music notes.
Here’s a fun game for your music lab time or music camp. Suck It Up! divides groups of students in two teams, racing against each other to answer 10 unit review questions. The teams use straws to carry answers from the answer square table the game board table. The first team to get all 10 answers correct wins the game.
Review anything you like – Music Terms, Music Composers, Note Names, etc. The game is totally flexible.
Here’s a super cute and fun game to play with your younger piano students. It drills all the basic skills that kids will need in their first year of piano study, including note names, time signatures, rest, tempo, and dynamics symbols.
The whole game is printable, including:
Game Board
27 Playing Cards
9 Blank Cards (Add music theory symbols and terms if you want to)
Instructions
Here’s game you teacher can play with their students during piano lab time, or just with the family. Provided in the printable download is a game board, musical term cards, “Jump the Plank” cards and an answer sheet.
About this Activity
Ahoy there, Matey! Want to add some swashbuckling fun to your music theory skill building efforts? PirateQuest™ provides young musicians with a pirate-themed game board and 30 basic music term cards to drill and practice. Mix and match the question cards to drill the musical terms they need to know. When they’ve mastered the first set, grab a new set of terms.
Looking for an app to drill basic theory skills? Music for Little Mozart’s iPad app from Alfred Music is a great pick for beginning students.
Review
The app provides drill and practice activities for:
Distinguishing between High and Low Sounds
Melodic Direction (Up or Down)
Rhythmic Identification (Simple Rhythms)
Notes Naming Skill Development
Other notable features for this app include a point system rewards students for correct answers, and cute watercolor animals that are sure to be a hit with kids. It would be nice to see app developed that meet the growing needs of students as they progress through the Alfred series piano books.
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