Free tools for music teachers
Things you reach for on a Sunday evening or in front of the class. They run here in the browser, nothing is downloaded and nothing you type is sent anywhere. Each one comes out of a JLS pack or program, and says which.
Worksheet maker
Thirteen topics across Level 1 and 2; ten, fifteen or twenty fresh questions with the answer key; mixed revision sheets; versions A and B from one code. Print or save as PDF.
Make a worksheet → In class · SmartboardRhythm flashcards
Nine levels from crotchets to 6/8, 5/4 and 7/8. The class claps, tap to hear it with the notes lighting up and reveal the names. Echo mode, timer, two-bar cards, class tally.
Open the cards → In class · SmartboardNote-name flashcards
Treble and bass, lines, spaces and ledger lines, sharps and flats, interval cards. Reveal the letter, the key on a keyboard and the sound. Solfa in C, timer, tally.
Open the cards → In class · SmartboardClass metronome
Nine time signatures with the strong beat marked, subdivisions, accents you can change, count-in, tap tempo, a tempo trainer and drop-out bars.
Start the beat → In class · SmartboardScale and chord player
Seven major keys on the stave and the keyboard with tones and semitones marked, the key signature, degrees or solfa; hear the scale, the arpeggio and all seven chords.
Open the player → In class · SmartboardHear-it class quiz
Seven listening games: high or low, same or different, up or down, step or leap, tone or semitone, which chord, how many beats. Hands up, then reveal.
Start the quiz → Prepare · PrintLevel 1 term planner
Forty weeks in four terms, one line a week with the topic and the lesson in a sentence, your dates and notes, and a matching worksheet link.
Open the planner → Studio · PrintPractice chart
A weekly tick chart to send home with your studio's name on top: four to eight weeks, a minutes target, three goals and a line for your note.
Make a chart →On the way
- Rhythm dictation sheets with the audio
- Tuner and drone
Want the whole year, not just the tools? The Music Theory Level 1 pack has the lessons, workbook pages, tests and audio these tools come from.
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