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Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet – Florence Price
With February as Black history month, there are more and more resources that are being produced to help teachers and students explore this part of music history . Here is a Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet on the American female composer, Florence Price. While Florence Price’s music is too advanced for the beginner. Here is note reading worksheet to introduce her name and a little bit about her for the student working on identifying note names. The violin worksheet covers notes on the A and E strings. The viola and cello worksheets cover pitches on the D and A strings. For the teacher using this in an orchestra setting, the…
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How To Draw a Bass Clef
Here is a worksheet for kids to learn how to draw a bass clef. I think the bass clef is the easiest of all the clefs to learn to draw. The important part to remember is where the dots go, and that the bottom of the half of the heart doesn’t touch the bottom line. I also like teaching bass clef because it reinforces where bass F is. The large dot is an easy visual reminder and marker to help them remember F! Here are a couple of talking points when you are introducing bass clef to violin students. What does bass mean? How do you pronounce bass? (It’s not like…
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Treble Clef Flashcards for Violin
These treble clef flashcards for violin are the perfect tool to help your students who struggle with note reading. Just download and print. You will need to have printer that prints front and back. Or another option is to print out the odd numbered pages, then put the pages back in the printer and print the even numbered pages. If you are like me, it always takes me a few tries to get the paper direction and feed correct. So you may want to do a couple test pages. I also like to use card stock when printing flashcards for students. The thicker paper prevents them from seeing the answer…
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Quarter Note and Half Note Worksheet
Here is a quarter note and half note worksheet. Students help Farmer McDonald get his pigs into the correct barns. They will need to be able to recognize what a quarter note looks like and that it receives one beat. They also need to know what a half note looks like and that it gets 2 beats. It is a straightforward worksheet and it will probably be pretty quick for them to complete. So, why even take the time? First, it is an activity away from the instrument. Sometimes I like to do these quick worksheets in a lesson. I don’t want to use too much lesson time but I…
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Violin Staff Note Flashcards
Go bowling with these violin staff note flashcards. These notes are all in first position. And they are for the beginning finger pattern taught in Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Suzuki Book 1. You can print them out by string. Cut the cards out along the dotted lines. Yes! Cut the staff note flashcards in half along the dotted line. Your student will then match the bowling ball with the bowling pin. Find all the pairs by matching the card halves. This means matching the letter with the note on the bowling pin. Each bowling pin shows one note using the treble clef in first position. Print out all the…
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The Story of The Nutcracker in Music Notes
This is the story of The Nutcracker, the most famous ballet of all time, in music notes. Just a few facts about what was happening in Tchaikovsky’s life while he was writing the music for this ballet. Many have a family tradition of going to a performance of the Nutcracker every year. While this year might be a little different, thanks to technology we can still access and enjoy the music we have come to love at Christmas. Tchaikovsky based the story on E.T.A. Hoffman’s fantasy story, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The BBC has a dramatized recording of this story. There are other audio books and dramatized recordings that you can…
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Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet – Haydn
This is the great composers note reading worksheet – 6 for beginning violinists and violist. This worksheet tells the story of Franz Joseph Haydn. The notes covered are only the G string notes for violin or viola. Students will identify the notes in order to fill in the missing letters so that they can read the story. It is yet another way to reinforce note names away from the instrument. And at the same time teach them about the lives of the composers. Students may not play Haydn’s works for a few years. But since Haydn was so influential in the development of the string quartet, his name and life are…
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Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet – Beethoven
Here is The Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet 5 on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven. This is a great worksheet to use with your beginning students. The notes covered are on the A and D string. And the note reading worksheet is available in treble clef for violin students or alto clef for viola. Students will identify the note name and use the letter to fill in the blanks to complete the word. Then, they can learn facts about Beethoven. Here is a great way to practice reading note names away from the instrument and learn about one of the great composers of violin music. You can also check out our other composer note reading…
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Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet – Schumann
A new note reading worksheet on one of the great composers, Robert Schumann. Students learn note names. And can learn about the composer who wrote “The Happy Farmer.” Schumann did not write much string music in comparison to all his piano and vocal compositions. But, his compositions for string players are significant in string repertoire. String players should be familiar with his chamber works, the string quartets, piano trios, quartets, and quintets. But my favorites are the violin sonatas. Learn more about Robert Schumann in The Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet #4! Facts about Robert Schumann Schumann began composing at age 7. Robert would entertain his friends by improvising music…
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Great Composers Note Reading Worksheet – Gossec
Here is a note reading worksheet about the great composers, Francois Gossec. These worksheets are designed specifically for string players. And they are for violin and viola students who need to review the staff position of 5 notes of the D penta-scale. The worksheet reviews the first 4 pitches found on the D-string in 1st position. Once the student knows the letter of the note, by filling in the blank below they can discover the word. After filling in all the blanks students can read about this French Baroque composer. Suzuki students will recognize one of Gossec’s works as the last piece in Book 1. You can find other great composer note reading worksheets…