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Music note name worksheets.

Princess-Themed Color-by-Note/Rhythm Worksheet Pack

Make learning note names and rhythms fun with this set of six professionally designed princess-themed color-by-note and color-by-rhythm music theory worksheets.

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Alien Cow Snatchers | Beginner Music Worksheet Pack

The fate of the world is in your hands! Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to correctly identify every beginner level musical symbol and term included in this worksheet pack. Cows everywhere need you. Get started today!

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Musical Spelling Bee | Note Name Worksheets

Learn treble and bass clef note names and practice music notation with these free musical spelling bee worksheets. Complete the worksheets by spelling the word below the staff with musical notes (whole notes). Perfect for first year music students!

Musical Spelling Bee | Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free) Musical Spelling Bee | Viola Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free) Musical Spelling Bee | Bass Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free)

Monster Spelling Bee | Treble Clef Note Name/Notation Practice Worksheet

Learn treble clef note names and practice music notation with this monster-themed musical spelling bee worksheet. Complete the worksheet by spelling the word below the staff with musical notes (whole notes). Perfect for first year music students!

Color That Note! Note Name Worksheets

Grab your crayons and color your way to success. Complete this worksheet by first choosing 5 crayons. Color each of the first 5 whole notes with a different color. Then complete this worksheet by naming each note correctly, and by coloring each note the same color as it was colored at the top of the worksheet.

Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef/C Position (Free) Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Bass Clef/C Position (Free) Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef/G Position (Free) Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Bass Clef/G Position (Free) Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Bass Clef/Middle C Position (Free) Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef/C5-G5 (Free) Color That Note! Note Name Worksheet | Viola Clef (Free)

Color-by-Note | Note Name Worksheet Pack

Make learning note names fun with this set of five color-by-note worksheets. Match a note with the correct note name (alphabet letter) and grab the crayons!

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Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Speed Tests

Our Ready, Set, Go! note name speed test is a race-against-the-clock activity worksheet. Challenge students to develop speed and accuracy in their note naming with this free worksheet.

Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef/C Position (Free) Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Worksheet Bass Clef/C Position (Free) Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef/G Position (Free) Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Worksheet | Bass Clef/G Position (Free) Ready, Set, Go! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef/C5-G5 (Free)

I Thought That I Was Crazy | Note Name Worksheets

Here's a chance to read a funny poem and learn your note names at the same time. Some of the words in this poem are spelled out with music notes instead of alphabet letters. Figure out what the note names are and write them in the blanks below the notes to solve the puzzle.

I Thought That I Was Crazy | Treble Clef Note Names (Free) I Thought That I Was Crazy | Bass Clef Note Names (Free) I Thought That I Was Crazy | Viola Clef Note Names (Free)

Let's Crossword Note Name Worksheet

Mix note naming activities up a bit with a free note name crossword puzzle.

Let's Crossword | Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free) Let's Crossword | Bass Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free)

CodeMaker! Note Name Worksheets

CodeMaker worksheets challenge kids to turn words into secret code - music notes.

CodeMaker! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef (Free) CodeMaker! Note Name Worksheet | Bass Clef (Free)

M&M Challenge Note Name Worksheet

Quiz students by placing plain M&M candies on the treble or bass staff lines or spaces. If they correctly identify the notes they win the candy.

M&M Challenge Note Name Worksheet | Treble and Bass Clef (Free)

M&M Challenge Piano Keyboard Key ID Worksheet

Quiz students by placing plain M&M candies on the piano keyboard keys. If they correctly identify the keys they win candy.

M&M Challenge Piano Keyboard Key Identification Worksheet (Free)

CodeBreaker Note Name Worksheets

CodeBreaker worksheets challenge kids to correctly name each note and then write its alphabet letter name on the blank below. The code is broken when the alphabet letters reveal the secret word.

CodeBreaker! Note Name Worksheet | Treble Clef (Free) CodeBreaker! Note Name Worksheet | Bass Clef (Free) CodeBreaker! Note Name Worksheet | Viola Clef (Free)

Name That Tune Note Name Worksheet

Each puzzle is a phrase from a popular children's song. Begin by writing the correct alphabet letter in the space below the note. Then play the song. If you know what song it is write the name on the line above the staff. This activity is great fun for the music classroom with kids working in pairs (each pair with an Orff xylophone) racing to be the first to complete the worksheet.

Name That Tune! | Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free) Name That Tune! | Bass Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free) Name That Tune! | Viola Clef Note Name Worksheet (Free)

Star Force Color-by-Note Note Name Worksheets

Make learning note names fun with these Star Wars-themed color-by-note worksheets. Pick a space to color, match the alphabet letter to a note, and grab the crayons!

Star Force Color-by-Note Worksheet (Treble Clef) (Free) Star Force Color-by-Note Worksheet (Bass Clef) (Free)

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep | Free Color-by-Note Worksheet

Make learning note names fun with this child's prayer-themed color-by-note worksheet. Pick a space to color, match the alphabet letter to a note, and grab the crayons!

Jazz Cat | Free Color-by-Note Worksheet

Make learning note names fun with this jazz-themed color-by-note worksheet. Pick a space to color, match the alphabet letter to a note, and grab the crayons!

Santa Stringing Lights | Color-by-Note Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet

Make learning note names fun with this Christmas themed color-by-note worksheet. Pick a space to color, match the alphabet letter to a note, and grab the crayons!

Time to Decorate! Reindeer | Color-by-Note Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet

Make learning note names fun with this Christmas themed treble clef color-by-note worksheet. Pick a space to color, match the alphabet letter to a music note, and grab the crayons!

Free Interval Worksheets for Music Teachers and Students

Funny Bonz | Music Theory Worksheets

Learn your musical intervals with "Funny Bonz." Match the interval to the dog bone with the correct answer and record your score.

Funny Bonz - Treble Clef Worksheet (Free) Funny Bonz - Bass Clef Worksheet (Free) Funny Bonz - Viola Clef Worksheet (Free)

Intervals Fiesta - Music Theory Worksheets

Make musical interval drill hot and spicy with our "Intervals Fiesta" Musical Interval Worksheet. Match the intervals to the maracas with the correct answer and record your score.

Intervals Fiesta - Treble Clef Worksheet (Free) Intervals Fiesta - Bass Clef Worksheet (Free) Intervals Fiesta - Viola Clef Worksheet (Free)

Intervals! - Musical Theory Worksheets

Build your interval identification skills with our Intervals! worksheets. These worksheets are most effective if used in sequence, following the introduction of basic symbols (staff, treble clef and bass clef) and note names.

Intervals! | Music Theory Worksheet One (2nds) (Free) Intervals! | Music Theory Worksheet Two (3rds) (Free) Intervals! | Music Theory Worksheet Three (4ths) (Free) Intervals! | Music Theory Worksheet Four (5ths) (Free)

Ready, Set, Go! Intervals (Unison-Octave) | Music Theory Worksheet

Our Ready, Set, Go! interval speed test is a race-against-the-clock activity worksheet. Challenge students to develop speed and accuracy in their interval identification skills with this free worksheet.

Ready, Set, Go! Intervals (Unison-Octave) | Music Theory Worksheet (Free)

Free Rhythm Worksheets for Music Classroom and Homeschool Teachers

It All Adds Up | Music Rhythm Worksheets

Drill essential rhythmic values and elementary math facts with our musical math fact worksheets.

It All Adds Up! | Music Rhythm Worksheet One (Whole/Half/Quarter) It All Adds Up! | Music Rhythm Worksheet Two (Half/Quarter/Eighth) It All Adds Up! | Music Rhythm Worksheet Three (Whole/Dotted Half/Half) It All Adds Up! | Music Rhythm Worksheet Four (Dotted Qtr/Quarter/Eighth) It All Adds Up! | Music Rhythm Worksheet Five (Quarter/Eighth/Sixteenth)

This Little Piggy Has Rhythm | Free Rhythm Worksheet

Drill essential rhythms our "This Little Piggy Has Rhythm" rhythm worksheet. Rhythms include the whole note, half note and quarter note.

Rex Rocks Rhythms | Free Basic Rhythms Worksheet

Add basic rhythmic values, match it to the dinosaur egg with the correct number of beats, and record your score.

Stained Glass Nativity | Color-Me-Rhythmic Worksheet

Drill essential rhythms and rests with our color-by-note rhythm worksheets.

Adam and Eve | Color-Me-Rhythmic Worksheet

Thanksgiving (Turkey) | Color-Me-Rhythmic Worksheet

Christmas (Snowman) | Color-Me-Rhythmic Worksheet

Drill essential rhythms and rests with our color-by-note musical rhythm worksheets.

Clown Fish | Color-Me-Rhythmic Worksheet

Joseph and his Coat of Many Colors | Color-Me-Rhythmic Worksheet

Dynamics worksheets for music classroom and homeschool teachers.

Let's Rock Color-by-Note/Dynamics Worksheet Pack

Make drilling dynamics symbols fun with our color-by-note/color-by-dynamics worksheets.

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Everything Is Ducky | Dynamics Color-by-Note Worksheet

Make learning dynamics symbols fun with this color-by-note worksheet. Pick a space to color, match the dynamics symbol to the correct musical term, and grab the crayons! (Free)

Dynamics for Kids | Video Lesson Study Guide

Get more out of the free sampler MakingMusicFun.net Music Academy music theory lesson, Dynamics for Kids | Online Music Theory Lesson , with this free music lesson study guide. (Free)

Tempo Worksheets for Music Classroom and Homeschool Teachers

Tempo Match | Tempo Terms Assessment Worksheet

Easily assess your elementary music classroom students' understanding of 6 common tempo terms with this animal icon supported worksheet. Tempo terms include Presto, Allegro, Andante, Moderato, Adagio and Largo.

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Math and Music

Why teach math and music together, math and music lesson plans.

Students discover patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence.

Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.

Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between the length of instruments and their pitch.

Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in music. They will be introduced to tempo. They will gain experience playing the beat on non-pitched rhythm instruments, at various tempos. This activity will culminate in the creation of a rhythm piece.

Jazz & Math Connected

In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a jazz/blues piece of music and derive a mathematical formula.

Connect math and music through the study of jazz. In this music lesson, students learn about the use of fractions in music. They will compare and contrast the rhythms of marches and jazz based on the examples in a documentary, and explore notation, subdivision of notes and the altered and innovative rhythms found in jazz music.

Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also investigate the historical events during the time the genre evolved.

Math and Music References

Brief explanation of Leonardo of Pisa's finding of the Fibonacci Sequence and its relation to music.

Explore connections in math and music with this article on Mozart.

Math and Music Printable Activities

Use this early learning activity for math and music to review terms for instruments. Help Curious George arrange the members of the band every possible way.

Connect music and literature with these printable lyrics to "Ten Little Monkeys". Children are sure to enjoy learning this bed time song as they read about the adventures of Curious George.

Try a math activity that focuses on skip counting by five's to 100.

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Music National Content Standard #8 focuses on understanding relationships between music and other disciplines. Use these resources to connect music with reading, math, social studies, and other arts.

Incorporate the nine National Standards for Music Education into your curriculum. Use these resources to teach students in grades K-12 about singing, instruments, music composition, and much more!

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Free Music Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Check these free music worksheets for kindergarten you will find them useful.

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Music is among other activities kids learn besides their regular studies.

Most kids enjoy their music classes as they can express themselves.

I’ve created these worksheets around musical instruments.

Musical Instrument Name Matching Worksheet

There are many different musical instruments out there, this worksheet will teach the names of some of these instruments.

So kids can recognize which instrument they are using or someone else is using.

In this worksheet, kids will have to draw a line to match the musical instruments with their names.

Musical Instrument Worksheet

In this worksheet, kids will have to recognize the musical instruments and color them.

Musical or Nonmusical Worksheet

This is a musical or nonmusical sorting worksheet, here kids will have to cut and paste the musical and nonmusical objects into the appropriate boxes.

I hope these free musical worksheets can help your kindergarteners to recognize different musical instruments easily.

Note: These free printable worksheets are for personal or classroom use only. Altering or redistribution is not allowed in any way.

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Fun music and math lesson plan for grades 1–6, by: jeff todd.

Having a degree in music and being a certified math teacher, I’m often asked, “What is the relationship between math and music?” While some of the relationships between math and music can be pretty abstract, I want to share how teaching math through music can be fun and productive, especially when working with the music element of rhythm. Plus, download my Rhythmic Patterns Math Lesson Plan for grades 1–6.

Download a Music and Math Lesson Plan for grades 1–6. 

The Benefits of Using Music to Teach Math

There are some good reasons to use keep music in the elementary and middle school curriculum and support it with music math activities. While researching the benefits of using music to teach math, I was particularly interested to learn the following:

• Howard Gardner’s (1996) work showed that primary grade students exposed to music and art curricula had higher math achievement than students who did not have to opportunity to participate. Those gains persisted beyond one year.
• Students who participate in middle school music programs have higher test scores than those who do not (Schneider & Klotz, 2000; Whitehead, 2001), and they don’t have the same academic slump that most ninth graders experience (Schneider & Klotz).

Integrating music into math using the musical element of rhythm, students get to participate in math in different ways than they would using just pencil and paper!

Music and Math Lesson Plan Using Rhythm

The music and math lesson plan I am providing is based on students listening to musical excerpts, analyzing them, and counting or clapping along with them to identify beat patterns. This lesson plan can be used at multiple grade levels to teach various mathematical concepts. Download the music and math lesson plans to show how to use integrate music into math and meet standards.

Mathematical concepts and standards that can be met include:

• Grade 1–Extending the counting sequence (NBT 1)
• Grade 2–Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication (OA 3 & 4)
• Grade 3–Multiply and divide within 100 (OA 7)
• Grade 4–Gain familiarity with factors and multiples (OA 4)
• Grade 5–Analyze patterns and relationships (OA 3)
• Grade 6–Find common factors and multiples (NS 4)

Musical standards (National Association for Music Educators (2014) that can be met include:

• Analyzing rhythmic patterns
• Improvising and generating rhythmic ideas
• Using standard notation to document musical ideas
• Make connections to culture through the analysis of rhythm and meter
• Connect music to the disciplines of math and science

Below is a portion of the list of songs with various rhythmic patterns that I use in my music and math lesson plan download. The Rhythmic Patterns Math Lesson Plan provides easy-to-use hyperlinks for each song! Within the list you will find the composer, YouTube link, and notes for each song. Some of the YouTube videos have visual components so students can see the rhythms and beats.

Using the instructions, table, and extended activities included in the Rhythmic Patterns Math Lesson Plan you'll first select a song from the list and demonstrate how to find the beat using four patterns.

Then, select a three pattern song and have students listen to find the beat. Continue to play the songs, using the provided YouTube links, and have students identify the pattern (which is the musical part). For an added challenge use the songs with five and seven patterns. These are more unusual!

Finally, you can extend this lesson by using one of the activities listed below the table.

Incorporating music into math is a great way to engage students. Integrating music into math allows students to participate in math in different ways than they would using pencil and paper.

Download my Rhythmic Patterns Math Lesson Plan now.

7 Ways to Use Music Math Worksheets in a Variety of Music Classes

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I’m excited to share music math worksheets– a versatile music resource that can be used in piano lessons (or any instrumental lesson), general music classes, middle school and high school choir, and more. In this article I will share a variety of ways I have used music math worksheets.

Music teachers ideally help students understand the relationship between music and disciplines outside of the arts. What makes this a wonderful resource is that it is not busywork and parents love it! Their children get to practice math, and there are a variety of math problems. I have used this for students in preschool group piano classes as well as students in freshman choir.

4 Ways I Use Music Math Worksheets for Piano Lessons

1. music math worksheets for homework.

Has a student ever asked you, “What’s a quarter note again?” – even after months of lessons? I’m one who gives written piano homework sparingly. However, I’ve found that students really enjoy solving the math problems in the music math worksheets . Students remember the note and rest values after regularly engaging in the material this way.

I assign beginning piano students two pages per week. If the student can complete math problems with multiplication and division, then it will take them 15 weeks to complete Unit 1. Then, as I near the end of Unit 1, I can sprinkle in information about Unit 2, which contains the more challenging questions. Students often ask if they can see the problems and together you can decide when they are ready.

2. Music Math Worksheets in Summer Practice Packets

Summer homework is useful for helping students stay connected with music over the summer, even if they will be traveling. Homework  packets can include some music math worksheets , note naming sheets, a classical listening list, a composition exercise, and more.

3. Materials for Modified Lessons

It is helpful to have activities and pieces that can be used in the event a student requires modified lessons due to an injury of one arm/hand. Students can benefit from rhythm exercises , composition exercises , and music math worksheets in lessons.

Stage Left Volume 1 and Volume 2 are left-handed solos with teacher duets written by Jennifer Eklund. It is helpful for bass clef reading and developing dexterity in the left hand. It’s Just Right by Ryan Chesser is an intermediate-level pattern-based lyrical solo for right hand only.

4. Homework for Absent Students

Students who miss their lesson(s) are provided with lesson material and sometimes supplemental material, which can include music math worksheets . Additionally, The Mayron Cole Piano Method is a free resource with supplemental material available for all levels.

Additional Ways to Use Music Math Worksheets

5. music math worksheets for preschool group piano classes.

I used to teach Music for Little Mozarts group piano classes with four students per class. A portion of the time would be dedicated to collaborative work at the whiteboard. I wrote out one of the addition problems on the board, and the students had to work together to solve some of the easier music math problems (such as 3+4+1).

Each student would hold up the number of finger(s) for their note value, then the fourth student would count all their fingers to get the final answer while everyone else was “checking” his/her work. It was a lot of fun for all of us!

If you have preschoolers who need more hands-on rhythm activities, check out Preschool Rhythm Activity Cards for Engaging Piano Lessons.

6. Performance Workshops or Studio Classes

I previously taught at a school that would hold monthly 2-hour piano performance workshop classes. This is a scenario where I would not have students fill out worksheets. Instead, I would make it into a game at the whiteboard to see which of ~3 students could solve a problem the fastest. I would then keep rotating through students until everyone had a turn.

Having one music math worksheet as a reference for the questions and answers was helpful because it allowed me to focus on my students.

7. Freshman Choir Group Voice Lesson

Choral students at one high school would have weekly group voice lessons. A portion of that time would be dedicated to learning fundamental musicianship skills. To give the students’ voice a break, I would give them a rhythm worksheet to work on, which is what they needed help in. One of the Unit 2 music math worksheets would also be perfect for this setting.

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I hope this article gave you some ideas on how you can incorporate music math worksheets within the various music classes you teach! There is so much variety and leveling within this large set of 70 pages. Students become proficient in recognizing note values and solving math problems – a win-win. This set even includes black and white pages to help you save ink.

Grab Music Math Worksheets with Llamas MEGA Set today to have this wonderful resource in your music teacher’s toolkit.

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43 Music Activities for Kids: Sound STEM Projects {FREE Worksheets}

May 13, 2020 By Parent Vault Leave a Comment

I have a house full of music-loving kids! Pumping up the music and breaking out a dance party is a regular occurrence in our kitchen! So I thought that a music lesson plan for kids would be so much fun! We will do music STEM projects, like discover how to “see” sound and why jars filled with different amounts of water “play” different notes when they are hit with a stick.

There is also an EPIC list of free apps to learn how to play all kinds of different instruments, including piano, guitar, bass and ukulele. Plus, we put together an excellent collection of free worksheets, songs and games all about music, to practice math, reading and writing. Plus, the most incredible DIY musical instrument crafts (using stuff you already have in your house!) to build instruments like bottle cap castanets, tin can bongo drums, popsicle stick harmonicas and shoe box guitars.

Music Making Apps For Kids

Here is an awesome list of our favorite music making apps for kids!

• For younger kids, especially toddlers, Sago Mini Box is a great way to explore sounds, tones and music.
• Amazon has a tons of free apps to learn about music and various instruments. Below are some fun options to learn how to play the piano, guitar or to create your own music!
• Piano Dust Buster is an introduction to piano for kids who have no experience yet with playing piano.
• Piano Maestro brings sheet music to life and teaches how to read music (from a single note, through to entire songs).
• Simply Piano is a step-by-step lesson plan to learn everything from playing piano with two hands to sight reading music.
• Bravura’s TuneTrain is Carnegie Mellon University’s free app that explores music for kids eight years old and up (available here ).
• If you have an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, iPod, MacBook), then you definitely should checkout GarageBand here , if you have not yet! You can make your own band with a whole array of instruments to choose from (guitar, drums and percussion), as well as voice for singing.
• Yousician is a fun way to learn all kinds of instruments, including guitar, bass, piano, ukulele and singing. There is a free version here , as well as a premium version.

🧪 Music & Sound STEM Experiments for Kids

Did you know that you can see sound?! Watch this experiment that shows how to see sound (using sprinkles !), and then try it at home.

Now that you know how you can see sound, let’s explore some of the coolest things that sound waves can do!

The next musical jar experiment is a classic! Definitely save up some jars and let your kids try this music STEM experiment at home!

📚 Music Books for Kids

Learn some basics of music theory, treble and bass notes, and more with this free worksheet set.

• A fantastic book for young music lovers is Welcome to the Symphony: A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
• Another great children’s book about a powerful symphony is Mo Willems Because . You can watch a read-aloud of this book below!
• Read about the benefits of listening to music while you study. Does music actually help reduce test anxiety and improve your performance? Read about it here !
• Checkout this scientific paper released by the University of British Columbia about if music students do better in school than their non-musical peers.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Leonard Bernstein

✏ Free Music Writing Worksheets

• Have you heard the song “Down by the Bay?” Complete this worksheet to write what you saw, down by the bay, and draw a picture as well.
• Analyze music to teach poetry with these free worksheets.
• Are you excited about music videos? Here is a fun worksheet that will walk you through analyzing a music video in writing!
• Learn about the rules for using commas with these free, printable magical musical posters.
• Practice your typing skills while playing songs with this GarageBand typing activity!
• “A big music producer heard through the grapevine that if he wants a cover of a song done, you’re the duo to do it.” Have your child work on this GarageBand Cover It project, which includes a writing opportunity.

🧮 Music Math Worksheets & Songs

• Complete this musical note math worksheet to practice addition.
• Practice subtracting and regrouping with Mr. Fritts, the EdRocker, with this song.
• Work on base ten counting (and breaking numbers into cubes, rods and flats) using this musical chairs game.
• Practice place values (ones, tens and hundreds) with this music video.
• Learn this math song, which leads to mathematical marvelousness!
• Watch the following music video about addition!

• Practice fractions with this hip-hop music lesson.
• Watch the following music video to learn your multiplication facts.

🖌 8 DIY Musical Instrument Crafts

• Do you have plastic Easter eggs left from our Easter Lesson Plan ? You can use them to make your own maracas, like this !
• Make this bongo drum set out of clean tin cans, balloons, rubber bands and chopsticks.
• If you have popsicle sticks laying around, you can turn them into harmonicas like this . Warning! Do not color the popsicle sticks, unless you don’t mind your child’s face and mouth turning into rainbow colors (yes, I know this from personal experience!)
• That bottle cap collection you are saving up might come in handy! You can use it to make bottle cap castanets here .
• Turn a shoe box into a guitar like this .
• Create this fringe musical anklet using felts, jingle bells and sequins.
• Use jar lids, rubber bands and popsicle sticks to make your own mini banjos here .
• I may have saved the best for last, because this is so cool!!! Learn how to make a pan flute out of drinking straws!

And the most fun part… share a photo or video of your music STEM experiments, your DIY music craft projects, or any of your other fun activities on Facebook! Make sure to include a link to this website or to our  Facebook Group  and  Facebook Page , so that we can see it too! I’ve purposefully added a lot of options for parents who need to keep their kiddos occupied for more time and to allow you to cater to your children’s preferences.

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By Eugene Geist

Two-year-old Felicia is playing with blocks while her grandmother sits nearby.  One of Grandma’s favorite songs comes on the radio. Grandma starts tapping her foot to the music. Felicia notices and begins to match Grandma’s tapping to the beat by banging two blocks together. To encourage Felicia, Grandma claps along with Felicia’s beat. In response, Felicia gets up and begins marching around the room in time to the music and singing “la, la, la” along with the rhythm of the song.

Music is one of the first ways children experience math. Without thinking, our bodies react to music. When we hear music, we rock our babies, clap along, and even look toward the source of the sound. These responses are reactions to musical elements such as steady beat, rhythm, and melody, all of which reflect mathematical concepts. Even the youngest of children can respond to music and the mathematical principles behind it. Here are three musical elements that relate to math and some suggested activity ideas to try at home.

Steady Beat

What it is:  Steady beat is what you respond to when you hear music and start tapping your toe. The steady beat is repetitive and evenly spaced. Listen to “Old MacDonald,” “Bingo,” or “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and you will hear the steady beat.

How it relates to mathematics:  Emphasizing the steady beat by clapping or moving to the music supports children’s development of one-to-one correspondence.  One-to-one correspondence  is matching up one thing with something else, such as one clap for each syllable. Clapping to the steady beat also is a way to emphasize the  math concept of “more.”  Through music, toddlers can show they understand what “more” means even when they do not yet understand numbers. For example, if you clap once and then ask, “Can you clap more than I clapped?” a toddler will most likely clap more than once.

Activities to try:  While singing a song, emphasize the words that fall on the beat by stomping or clapping on each beat. You can even have children stomp or clap harder on the downbeat (the most accented note in each measure). There is no wrong way to do this, so feel free to experiment.

To work on one-to-one correspondence, try having your child repeat a basic clapping sequence. Ask, “Can you clap as many times as I do?” As your child gets better at this, you can add rhythm to your clapping. You could also play a drum or even sing instead of clapping.

Songs that build on themselves, such as “There Once Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”) help children grasp the idea of “more.” After each verse or every few verses you can ask, “What’s next?” or “Should we sing more?” Songs that invite children to join in with each verse also promote this concept.

What it is:  Rhythm is similar to but different from the steady beat. A song’s rhythm varies, while the steady beat is constant.

How it relates to mathematics:  Rhythm helps children learn to recognize  one-to-one correspondence  and to identify and predict distinct  patterns.  Being able to recognize and anticipate rhythmic patterns helps children remember or predict the words to a song or a rhythmic story.

Activities to try:   Even newborns can learn about rhythm as their parents sing lullabies to them. Rock with your child while you sing, and pat gently on your child’s back so that he can simultaneously hear and feel the patterns in the music. If the words themselves make a pattern, your child can also see a pattern in your mouth movements. Here is one example of a song you could sing:

(Sung to “Hush, Little Baby”)

Verse 1:   Little baby,  don’t you cry .  Little baby,  don’t you cry.

Pattern:           A               B                     A              B

Verse 2:  Mama loves you  don’t you cry .  Mama loves you  don’t you cry .

Pattern:           C                     B                      C                     B

Invite toddlers and preschoolers to repeat, predict, and/or extend rhythmic patterns. For example, sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with your toddler. Stop after “With a moo moo here,” and wait for your child to repeat the phrase or extend the pattern of the song by adding “and a moo moo there.’”  

What it is:  The movement from one note to another is the melody of the song, or in other words, the tune. Consider the familiar song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” focusing on the repetitive pattern “E-I-E-I-O.” You may notice that the first E and I are repeated on a higher note, the next E and I are repeated on a lower note, and the O is sung on an even a lower note. This is the song’s melody.

How it relates to mathematics:  Children can use melodies to recognize  patterns,  such as how notes are repeated within a song.

Activities to try:  Offer instruments like a xylophone (or piano, if you have one in your home), shaker, drum, or even a pot and a wooden spoon to play a song. Ask your child to play her instrument at a specific note of a simple song (such as on “star” of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”) as you play the rest.

1 Bonny, J.W., & S.F. Lourenco. 2013. “The Approximate Number System and Its Relation to Early Math Achievement: Evidence From the Preschool Years.”  Journal of Experimental Child Psychology  114 (3): 375–88.

Dr. Eugene Geist is an associate professor in The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services at Ohio University.  Dr. Geist teaches in the Early Childhood Education program, the Curriculum and Instruction graduate program and the Teacher Education Honors Program. His areas of expertise include child development, constructivism, and the development of mathematical knowledge in young children. 

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9 Fun Music Activities For Kindergarten

Have you ever struggled with what to do with Kindergarten that day? 

Do you ever wish you had some killer songs in your back pocket to pull out when you need to wow the kids and get total buy-in? 

I think having these kinds of songs and games ready is a necessity with Kindergarten students. You never know when you need a well-loved bribe for when there’s a sub, or they’ve just returned from a field trip minutes before coming to you. 

I know I do, so that’s why I came up with this list of 9 fun music activities for Kindergarten.

Fun music activities for Kindergarten include movement, instruments, stories, games, and listening. Here are 9 of my favorites: 

• Johnny Works With One Hammer
• Johnny Works Story
• Freeze Dance
• Draw What You Hear
• “Worker” Game
• Guess The Tune
• Froggy In The Meadow
• The Rooster Story

Look ahead for directions on each of these Kindergarten music lessons.  

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9 Kindergarten Music Lessons Activities

While these activities don’t work out to take up your whole lesson time, each of these fun music activities (check out these online ones) are staples in my Kindergarten classroom.

Though these activities aren’t pulled from these two books, I love these as great Kindergarten resources. Check them out by clicking the link below.

The Music Effect – My pedagogy teacher for my Kodaly Levels I and II wrote these books, and they’re so easy to use (these are specific for Kindergarten).

The Book of Simple Songs and Circles – Sometimes you just need more songs and games appropriate for the age. This collection is invaluable as a resource.

I covered this topic to a lesser extent in video form as well here.

#1 Johnny Works With One Hammer

Johnny Works With One Hammer is one of the most iconic activities you’ll see in Kindergarten. This is one of the songs I do on the very first day. 

It reinforces the steady beat with its fun adding movement game. With each verse you add a move like this:

• 1 = right hand patting
• 2 = right and left hand patting 
• 3 = add right foot tapping
• 4 = add left foot tapping
• 5 = add head bobbing

By itself, this is fun and more than enough, but there are a ton of extensions you may want to do with this song. Here are some of my favorites. 

Create your own motions – Have students think of different ways to use a hammer adding up to 5. The motions the kids come up with are so creative. 

Change the tools – Instead of working with hammers all the time, students may pick different tools to use. It’s always fun to see what tools they know about, and this helps to get a little more boy buy-in too. 

Change the tempo – When you start talking about tempo, it’s helpful to demonstrate songs at different speeds. Whether you do this one fast or slow, kids will have a blast. 

Add instruments – Add the beat on non-pitched or pitched percussion (on a tonic drone) for another exciting way to do the song. You may even want to add in five different instruments like the song would suggest. 

Tell a story – To me, this song just screams “story!” So I took inspiration from other stories I’ve heard throughout the years and made my own. Which leads me to #2…

#2 Johnny Work Story

When I tell this story (or any story really) I ask students for how they think the characters feel, predictions for the ending, and encourage student participation in the repetitive parts of the story. 

This doesn’t translate well into written word, so I’ll just write the strict “story” I tell and leave the finer aspects of storytelling up to you. 

Check out these 9 tips for storytelling on Storyteller.net . 

Note: While the song itself is traditional in nature, I created this story myself. I’m happy to share it and encourage you to make it your own which is common in the storytelling world. 

But also a sign of respect in this world is including attribution to the creator (which I do with the Rooster story at #9), so please mention you heard it from me. Thanks! 

Act 1:Introduction

My friend, Johnny, had the most unusual thing happen to him a few years ago. 

Well, to start with, Johnny was a carpenter, which means he built houses for a living. One year as winter was setting in, he was getting ready to close up his business for the season, and a man came into his office. 

The man was clearly very old and had hard times come upon him. He had a long, white beard, large glasses, and an old coat filled with holes. 

The man walked up to my friend and asked in a trembling voice, “Are you Johnny?”

Johnny replied kindly, “Why, yes, yes I am. How may I help you?”

The old man looked uncomfortable as he spoke, “I came here today to ask you to build a house before winter came. I had heard you were an excellent builder and a very kind person besides.”

“Of course, sir. What kind of house would you like?”

“Well, it’s just me, you know…so a very small house would do just fine.” It was here the man’s eyes looked downward. “But here’s the problem… I don’t really have any money here right now to pay you back for the work. But come spring, I would be able to give you something.” 

Now, it wasn’t good business to build houses for free all the time, but Johnny knew the value of helping those in need because it was the right thing to do. 

“Well, it just so happens I was looking for a new small house to build,” Johnny said. “I would be happy to help you out, and you just pay me back when you can.”

The old man’s face lit up. “Thank you so much, Johnny! Do you promise?”

Johnny made eye contact with the old man and smiled. “I promise. And you can just trust me because I was raised believing you should always keep your promise.” 

They shook hands and parted ways. The next day, Johnny rounded up four of his carpenter friends, and all five of them went out to work on the house each with their own hammer. 

And Johnny worked with his one hammer. 

Act 2: Building Section

Sing the Johnny Works With One Hammer song with 1 hammer. 

At the end of the day, Johnny and his four friends got ready to go home when one of his friends came up to him and exclaimed. 

“I’m sorry, Johnny, but this is ri-di-cu-lous! All this work with no pay in sight.” His friend shook his head. “I’d rather be at home eating some pizza. I’m going home.”

Then, Johnny’s friend dropped his hammer and left. 

Johnny understood where he was coming from. Building a house is a big work, and getting no pay makes it even tougher. 

Johnny thought a pizza sounded pretty good too.

“No!” Johnny said. “I made my promise, and you should always keep your promise.”

So the next day Johnny and his three friends came back to work. Johnny picked up the extra hammer, and now he worked with two. 

Sing the Johnny Works With One Hammer song with 2 hammers. 

At the end of the day, Johnny and his three friends got ready to go home when one of his friends came up to him and exclaimed. 

“I’m sorry, Johnny, but this is ri-di-cu-lous! All this work with no pay in sight.” His friend shook his head. “I’d rather be at home eating some popcorn. I’m going home.”

Well, this was getting tougher all the time, and Johnny was a big fan of popcorn. He thought about quitting too. 

So the next day Johnny and his two friends came back to work. Johnny picked up the extra hammer, and now he worked with three. 

Sing the Johnny Works With One Hammer song with 3 hammers. 

At the end of the day, Johnny and his two friends got ready to go home when one of his friends came up to him and exclaimed. 

“I’m sorry, Johnny, but this is ri-di-cu-lous! All this work with no pay in sight.” His friend shook her head. “I’d rather be at home eating some pickles. I’m going home.”

Then, Johnny’s friend dropped her hammer and left. 

Now, Johnny loved pickles as much as the next person, although probably not as much as this friend. Still, quitting seemed better all the time… 

So the next day Johnny and his one friends came back to work. Johnny picked up the extra hammer, and now he worked with four. 

Sing the Johnny Works With One Hammer song with 4 hammers. 

At the end of the day, Johnny and his one friend got ready to go home when the final friend approached and looked ashamed.

“I’m sorry, Johnny, but this is ri-di-cu-lous! All this work with no pay in sight.” The friend looked sadly at the ground as they softly spoke. “I’m just sorry…”

Then, Johnny’s last friend dropped their hammer and left. 

Left all alone, Johnny really wanted to quit. But still he shook his friend. 

“No…” Johnny whispered to no one. “I made my promise, and you should always keep your promise.”

So the next day Johnny came back to work. Johnny picked up the extra hammer, and now he worked with five. 

Act 3: Conclusion

Sing the Johnny Works With One Hammer song with 5 hammers. 

For days and days, Johnny worked on that small house all by himself until it was finally done. 

He brought the old man with a long, white beard, old glasses, and coat full of holes to see it. 

The old man was filled with joy as he looked at the home. He turned to Johnny and shook his hand hard. 

“Thank you so much, Johnny! I can’t believe it!” the old man’s voice trembled. 

Johnny’s smile was sincere, but his eyes showed how tired they were. “You’re welcome, sir. All done. Don’t worry about money until you’re ready. Sometimes we just need to do things because it’s the right thing to do.” 

The old man looked around and asked, “Thank you, but…where are all of your friends who were helping you?” 

Johnny sighed. “Well, they had other things to do, and we weren’t getting paid to work. So I don’t blame them for leaving. But I made a promise, and you should always keep your promise.” 

“Well, I’m so glad you did…” the old man spoke in strong, deep voice unlike anything he had used before. 

Before Johnny’s eyes, a transformation came over the stranger. 

“You see, I’m not exactly who I appear to be.” The old man straightened up tall and seemed to grow three inches. He tugged on the beard, and it popped off. The glasses were removed and tucked into the coat. 

When the “old man” pulled off the coat, it revealed a very fancy and clean suit underneath. 

“You may have thought me to be an old man, when in fact, I am a very rich only sort-of-old man,” he chuckled before continuing. 

“Because of your kindness and integrity, I’m going to reward you with $100 million dollars,” and he passed over the check to Johnny. 

Johnny couldn’t believe it, but the not-so-old man insisted, so Johnny took the money. 

And what do you think he did with it?

Sure, he saved some for himself and his family. He even gave some to his friends who left him at his work.

But most of it he turned around used to build houses for people all over the world. 

And all because he kept his promise. 

#3 Freeze Dance

Freeze dance may seem like a silly and simple game, and in many ways it is. But it can be with a few twists. 

Basically, to play freeze dance, students dance around the room as you play music. When the music stops, they freeze. 

You may play for “outs,” or eliminating players who move when the music has stopped. It’s also possible to challenge the students with unusual movement requirements such as having a frozen leg or moving as a crab would. 

Check out how to play freeze dance for a full guide including suggested songs and a whole list of extensions and twist for the activity. 

#4 Tree Cycle

The Tree Cycle is what I call a collection of songs linked together with the story of a tree’s life cycle. Full details and notation are at the link to my specific article on the activity. 

Basically, kids pretend to be trees and go through the following steps: 

• Get chopped down (Lumberjack song)
• Plant a new seed
• Absorb water (Rainstorm timbre activity)
• Absorb sun (Mr. Golden Sun)
• Grow up (movement high/low to recorder or piano)
• Start over again (if time and you want to)

Note: Since I posted this activity, one student also suggested a worm should be part of the cycle. I thought this made sense, and the song that jumped to mind is Herman The Worm (see link for video). 

I learned this song as a camper and counselor. The version I learned is different from the linked one, but it stays mostly the same. 

See more music activities for all elementary students .

#5 Draw What You Hear

Kinders just love to draw. You may not have the space or materials to do so, but if you can, drawing what they hear while they listen is a fun activity to gain insight into how your students perceive music. 

There are extensions and music concepts to teach with this as well, style and melodic contour are popular ones. 

Personally, I love to do this 2-3 times per year with no prompts beyond, “Draw what you hear.” 

At the beginning of the year, I’m able to peg students’ learning style from what they draw. 

As the year progresses, you’ll see this understanding develop in interesting ways. 

I try to keep the work they’ve done throughout the year to compare with the beginning. The end of the year growth is amazing.

The main reason I don’t give more instruction on how and what to draw is two-fold: 

• I want to encourage their own processing
• I’m not an art teacher and have no idea how to teach more

When picking pieces to draw to, they should have clear style. This helps with inspiration. 

Some of my favorite pieces to do this with are; 

• Pride of the Wolverines by John P. Sousa
• Beethoven’s 5th Symphony 1st movement (partial) 
• Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Karsakov
• Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, 2nd movement
• Ballet of the Unhatched Chicken by Mussorgsky from Pictures At An Exhibition
• Great Gate At Kiev by Mussorgsky from Pictures At An Exhibition

#6 “Worker” Game, Also Called The “Computer” Game

This is a simple movement activity I came with in relation to Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5 (video below). 

Basically, it’s a dance and freeze game. When you face the kids, they freeze. When you turn, they dance. 

But I add a little twist by introducing it to students like this: 

“Alright class. We’re having way too much fun today. It’s time to get some work done. 

Start typing on your computers. I need that paper done by the end of the work day today. 

You know why? Because I’m the boss and what the boss says, goes!

So when I turn around, you better not dance in your spots as quiet and sneaky as you can.”

It’s here that I usually practice the movement game without music. I also reinforce the need for quiet, staying in spots, and watching for me to turn around. 

“Hmm…I’m not the meanest boss in the world though. I will let you listen to music.” 

Turn on the song and play. 

I try to align when I turn around with the phrases, especially when the music tempo and dynamic change. 

#7 Guess The Tune

It may seem simple but my kids absolutely love playing guess the tune. If there’s any time left at the end of class, I like to play this. 

By starting with the songs we did in class that day, I feel like it helps to remind them of what they learned and covered in the lesson. 

After that, I usually extend into other songs from music class or into movies and TV themes they may recognize. 

Another twist I like to do is play the songs on several instruments over time. I use the following instruments throughout the year along with others: 

• Boomwhackers 

As I mentioned before, I start with songs from music class, then I like to play songs from other places. Learning these songs challenges my own ear. 

Here are some I use regularly: 

• SpongeBob theme
• Jurassic Park
• Hedwig’s Theme
• Little Einstein
• Barney song
• Batman theme
• Pokemon original theme

#8 Froggy In The Meadow

I love this song. I first heard it from John Feierabend in a First Steps In Music workshop. 

Then, I also heard a slightly different version from my host teacher. This is the variant I tend to use. 

This song is simple with a fun melody and activity. The basic idea is that students come up with different ways to move to the steady beat while “stirring” the froggy out of the bush it’s hiding in. 

Here are some extensions on the song: 

Add instruments – This song has a strong steady beat, so practicing with instruments just makes sense. The songs simple sol-la-mi tone set also means using pitch instruments such as xylophones on a do-sol drone pattern will sound great. 

Act out the song – Another fun activity to do with this song is to have students act out the song. Use froggy masks and have several students hide behind something. 

The class sings the song to stir the froggies. 

The hiding students hop out and around the space while you or other students improvise a pentatonic melody. At the end, they have to pick other students to take their spot. 

Pick different animals – Encourage student creativity by having them come up with new animals to insert in the song. Also challenge them to pick a new spot for them to hide in the song.

Then, the students can sing and/or act out the new animal. 

Examples include:

• Worm-y in the soil
• Birdy in the nest
• Starfish in the ocean
• Chicken in the barnyard
• Black ants on the picnic

#9 The Rooster Story

The Rooster Story, also known as Mr. Stingyman, is a great, fun story and song I first heard from my host teacher, Paul Rose, recently retired from Mount Pleasant Public Schools in Michigan. 

He heard the song from Gemini Children’s Music (you can check out their lyrics and storytelling album at the link).

It’s based on a Hungarian folktale about a rooster who has a silver dollar stolen from him, and the hilarity that ensues as he tries to get it back. 

The songs are simple and catchy, and students love to engage in the story process. After my K students are more familiar with the story, we even act out some of our favorite parts (completely under control, of course ;)). 

The story can get quite lengthy depending on how you tell it. But sometimes it’s better seen and experienced. 

Here is a video I made for our state Kodaly chapter of me telling my version of the story with tips and real students (all students at the time signed explicit waivers for this video to be shown publicly on YouTube).  

Kodaly In Action 2: Storytelling

On a side note, for those of you wanting to improve your music teaching in an unusual way, I strongly encourage you to meet with and get involved with any local storytelling groups. 

I learned a lot just from hanging out with them a few times, and even met another storyteller who uses this song as part of her repertoire. 

For another example of variation, check out Aileen Miracle’s version of the song.  

I hope you found these 9 fun music activities for Kindergarten helpful. I have these songs and games in my back pocket at all times.

And these songs can be extended further and deeper to cover more and more musical concepts even beyond Kindergarten. Add some instruments , create movement, or ask students how they would like to experience the music today. 

You’d be surprised what they come up with. 

Zach VanderGraaff

Zach VanderGraaff is a K-5 music teacher in Michigan with 12 years of experience. He's the President of the Michigan Kodaly Educators and founder of the Dynamic Music Room.

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