Printable Games & Activities
7 hands-on explorations of music theory. Download & print PDFs, then cut, assemble & play. Instructions and/or video demonstrations included.
About the Games and Activities
Zigzag of Fifths Manipulative Activity
Understanding the order sharps and flats are added to a key signature has never been easier!
- Feel and see how notes change when adding sharps or flats.
- Color options: Use the pre-colored letters, color in the letter outlines, or write in the note names on a blank template. Perfect for teachers who use colored instruments or have colorblind students.
- Know the major key tonic by looking at the left note in the group of 3 notes.
Note Team Builder
Spin the relative pitch wheel to:
- See which notes have to become sharp or flat to make a valid Note Team (key signature)
- Know which 7 of the 12 absolute pitches can go together to maintain the same relative spacing
- Color options: Print the pre-colored character sheet or print the grayscale version of the character sheet to color in the hats yourself. Perfect for teachers who use colored instruments or have colorblind students.
Solfa Slider
Slide behind your piano keys to:
- See what notes belong to a key signature
- Play scales in any mode
- Play diatonic chords using the play-skip-play method
- Transpose songs
At-the-piano Activities for Beginner Students
3 activity sets using the printable characters at the piano to explore:
- Keyboard layout
- Sharps and flats
- Key signatures
This video shows the extension activity from Activity Set #3, making Note Teams at the piano using the Solfa Slider and printable characters
Skips and Steps Dice
Printable dice to practice making unisons, seconds and thirds with notes on the staff.
- Use with the printable staff & notes, or draw notes on a whiteboard
- Use at the piano to practice playing notes a certain interval apart
This video shows playing a game with the printable staff & notes.
Music Staff, Notes, and Time Signatures
Practice making rhythms in a given time signature by adding time signatures, notes, and bar lines to the printed staff.
- Use for rhythm or interval recognition.
- Use with skips and steps dice for a game
Zigzag of Fifths Poster Set + Student Worksheet & Activity Sheet
An extension of the Zigzag of Fifths manipulative activity, these posters, re-usable student worksheet and hands-on activity reinforce:
- The order sharps and flats are added to a key signature
- How many sharps or flats are in each major key
- How to find the relative minor
- The notes of every key and their positions in the scale or diatonic triads
Get the Printable Games & Activities
Studio License
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Licensed to 1 teacher and his/her direct students.
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- PDF downloads for 7 resources
- Instructions & demonstrations
- Use by 1 teacher, who may share only with students he/she teaches directly
Individual License
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Licensed to an individual for personal use only.
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- PDF downloads for 7 resources
- Instructions & demonstrations
- Use by one individual only - may not be shared
