String It All Together

Ever have a conference with a parent and then a week later they email you about something you spoke about in the conference because they want to make sure they follow through? This document helps that! This editable form allows you to do a quick summary of your student(s) while verifying that the parent has a copy as well! Simply download, edit, and print two copies so the parent can have a copy and you can have a copy. Listed as orchestra but could work for multiple ensemble settings!

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Ready to get your student soaring through their alto clef note reading skills? What better way than the tried and true: Flashcards! While these are specific to beginner viola playing, they are not limited to that! Print the two page set for your students on separate pages (I'd recommend card stock if you can so they cannot see through to the back as easily), have them cut out the boxes (and keep the two extras just in case!), and then label them on the backs with letter name or finger number (or

Ready to get your student soaring through their note reading skills? What better way than the tried and true: Flashcards! While these are specific to beginner playing, they are not limited to that! Print the two page set for your students on separate pages (I'd recommend card stock if you can so they cannot see through to the back as easily), have them cut out the boxes (and keep the two extras just in case!), and then label them on the backs with letter name or finger number (or both). Remind y

Looking for a way to quickly teach your string students a song when they struggle with reading notation? Here is a fun holiday song written by rote so that's not an issue and you can help them feel as successful as possible during a performance! Happy performing!

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Ready to get your student soaring through their bass clef note reading skills? What better way than the tried and true: Flashcards! While these are specific to beginner cello or bass playing, they are not limited to that! Print the two page set for your students on separate pages (I'd recommend card stock if you can so they cannot see through to the back as easily), have them cut out the boxes (and keep the two extras just in case!), and then label them on the backs with letter name or finger nu

Ready to get your student soaring through their treble clef note reading skills? What better way than the tried and true: Flashcards! While these are specific to beginner violin playing, they are not limited to that! Print the two page set for your students on separate pages (I'd recommend card stock if you can so they cannot see through to the back as easily), have them cut out the boxes (and keep the two extras just in case!), and then label them on the backs with letter name or finger number

Trying to find a way to show your students how rhythms work and so far nothing has helped? Have you tried showing them as fractions? I hadn't either but I'm finding it successful! Enjoy!

This exercise was designed to assess a students ability to read and follow bowings. It utilizes only open strings (D and A for all instruments).

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Looking for a little friendly competition in your classroom to get students working harder at note reading? Try this fun game of Around the World! All cards include three staves: Treble, Alto, and Bass clefs. This allows for a heterogenous game in the classroom rather than being stuck with one instrument (especially if you find yourself with only 1-2 of a specific instrument). Follow the directions below and have a blast seeing who can make it all the way around the world! Directions: Print out

Matching games don't have to be all fun and games, but it helps! Set your students up with this music staff version of Memory Matching to help prepare them for note reading moving forward! Directions:Decide if you’d like to print in color or black and white.If color, print slides 2 and 3 back to back.If black and white, print slides 5 and 6 back to back.Print at least two sets per group of students (I suggest 4).I recommend 2-3 students per group but that’s all up to you!!Students mix up the car

Matching games don't have to be all fun and games, but it helps! Set your students up with this basic version of Memory Matching to help prepare them for note reading moving forward! Directions:Decide if you’d like to print in color or black and white.If color, print slides 2 and 3 back to back.If black and white, print slides 5 and 6 back to back.Print at least two sets per group of students (I suggest 4).I recommend 2-3 students per group but that’s all up to you!!Students mix up the cards and