Off Key Studios

When teaching students to read music, often the easiest way is to "trick" them into learning. Students enjoy these color by note worksheets that are perfect for practice, review, or even for substitute lessons. This product includes a version for treble clef and bass clef for 4 different coloring pages.

When teaching students to rhythms, often the easiest way is to "trick" them into learning. Students enjoy these color by rhythm worksheets that are perfect for teaching younger students to recognize the symbols, learn the syllables (ta and ti-ti) - or even the "fancy" names (quarter note and eighth notes). This packet includes three versions of the same picture so that you can choose which skill you want your kids to practice. I recommend keeping at least one printed and ready just in case you n

These pages allow your students to search and find for a specific rhythm. When they color all of them, it will reveal the rhythm's "nick name" (i.e. coloring the quarter note reveals the word "ta," half notes = two, whole notes = toe, eighth notes = ti-ti, and quarter rests = sh). This is a great worksheet to use as a reinforcement after a lesson introducing a new rhythm. It encourages the students to distinguish small differences between the traditional icons (filled in hole for a quarter note

This bundle will have your Arizona music classroom set for the year on color by rhythm worksheets. Each image comes with three options, color by symbol, color by syllable (i.e. ta, ti-ti), and color by name (i.e. quarter notes). These are great for centers, substitute plans, and movie days!

This lesson is perfect for introducing lines and spaces to your students and teaching them to begin identifying letters on the staff. Often the best way to get students to learn theory is to do it through games and all too often we teach note reading in lecture style. With this lesson, students will be teaching each other the concepts using TIC-TAC-TOE. I have used this lesson with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes and they would play the game for the whole lesson if I'd let them! Once the studen

I know that creating online lessons can be incredibly difficult, especially for music teachers, so I figured I'd share this lesson on Ostinatos with y'all. It works through google forms, making it easy to link into google sites or classrooms. This lesson walks students through defining, identifying, and creating their own ostinatos, first with words and then with an online keyboard. Make sure to check out the channels below! The creators were incredible enough to let me include their videos in