Key Signature Worksheets
Various worksheets for teaching and drilling key signatures.
A worksheet to help students learn the order of sharps and flats. Students fill in the blanks, then create their own sentences to remember the letters.
A worksheet to drill major key signatures. Given a key, students must draw the accidentals needed.
Harmonization Worksheets
Given a short melody, students add primary chords to create an accompaniment. The songs below use a variety of simple key signatures.
Students add I, IV, ii and V7 chords to this melody in C major, then improvise accompaniment patterns.
Given a melody, students add chord symbols and create their own accompaniment.
Given a melody, students add chord symbols and create their own accompaniment.
Given a melody, students add chord symbols and create their own accompaniment.
Given a melody, students add chord symbols and create their own accompaniment.
Students add I, IV and V7 chords to this melody, then improvise different LH accompaniments.
Students add I, IV and V7 chords to accompany this melody.
Students add I, IV and V7 chords to accompany this melody.
Students add I, IV and V7 chords to accompany this melody.
The "Silent Night" worksheet asks students to write in symbols for I, IV and V7 chords in the key of D Major.
Tonic and Dominant Harmonization Worksheets
Given a short melody, students add tonic or dominant notes in their left hand to create an accompaniment.
The "O Christmas Tree" worksheet requires simple tonic and dominant notes to accompany the melody in G major.
Students add tonic and dominant notes to create a left hand accompaniment for this melody.
Students add tonic and dominant notes to create a left hand accompaniment for this melody.
Students add tonic and dominant notes to create a left hand accompaniment for this melody.
Chord Analysis Worksheets
These worksheets guide students through identifying primary chords in musical examples.
Students spell and identify I, IV, V and V7 chords in this piece.
Students identify I, IV, V, V7, ii and vi chords in this piece.
Interval Worksheets
Drills for students to identify intervals (including qualities) and construct intervals.
Students identify the distance and quality of intervals on the staff (both treble and bass clefs).
Given a starting note, students draw a second note to complete Major, minor or Perfect intervals (ascending only).
Major & Minor Scale Worksheet
Students identify the distance between pitches of a pictured scale, then identify it as major or natural minor. Designed for use with the Scale Step Cards (available in Theory Flashcard Section).
Students must identify the distance between each pitch of a pictured scale and identify it as major or natural minor.
Symbol Search Worksheets
A colorful way for student to identify symbols in a musical excerpt.
Level 1 sheet includes: treble & bass clefs, time signature, repeat sign, bar lines, forte, piano, quarter, half, dotted half and whole notes
Level 2 sheet includes: time signature, repeat sign, forte, mezzo piano, piano, flat, sharp, natural, legato, staccato, tie
A colorful worksheet that asks students to identify the following symbols in a musical excerpt: bass clef, treble clef, time signature, repeat, bar line, forte, piano, quarter, half, dotted half and whole notes
A colorful worksheet that asks student to identify the following symbols in a musical excerpt: time signature, repeat, forte, mezzo piano, piano, flat, sharp, natural, legato, staccato, tie
Accidental Placement Worksheet
A quick worksheet to introduce or review correct accidental placement on the staff.
This short worksheets lets students practice drawing accidentals on the staff with correct placement. This sheet is a good warm-up activity to the Accidental Adventure game!
Triad Game Worksheets
Worksheets to drill major and minor triads. Students must spell major triads, then find them in a word hunt, or identify the quality of triads (major or minor) as they go through a maze.
Students fill in blanks to spell 17 major triads, then find the triads spelled in a word search.
Students work their way through a maze of spelled triads, identifying each one along the way as major or minor.
Snowman Triads
Worksheets to drill major and minor triads. Given a root, students must supply a missing 3rd or 5th. Snowman graphics help students to visualize the difference between major and minor – the minor snowman is shown with it’s middle “melting” toward the ground.
A worksheet to drill major triads. Given the root, students must fill in a missing middle or top note.
A worksheet to drill minor triads. Given a root, students must fill in the missing 3rd or 5th. A melting snowman graphic helps students visualize the middle of the triad "melting" to the ground.
Rhythm Dictation Sheets
A fun visual way for students to take rhythmic dictation. Each song features a set of pictures of varying sizes that correspond to note values. Students color in appropriate pictures as they listen to each phrase.
A fun rhythm dictation worksheet on the song "Nobody Likes Me (I'm Going Out to Eat Worms)". Students listen to a phrase of the song, then color in different lengths of worms to represent each note. The song uses whole, quarter and paired eighth notes.
This rhythm dictation exercise uses only quarter and paired eighth notes. Students fill an appropriate note into each "furry" blank.
Christmas Carol Rhythm Dictation Sheets
A fun seasonal twist on rhythmic dictation. Students color in Christmas symbols to represent half, quarter and pairs of eighth notes, diagramming the rhythms of these familiar Christmas songs. We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a single page; Up on the Housetop is a longer, two-page dictation.
A fun seasonal twist on rhythmic dictation. Students color in Christmas symbols to represent half, quarter and pairs of eighth notes, diagramming the rhythms of these familiar Christmas songs. We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a single page.
A fun seasonal twist on rhythmic dictation. Students color in Christmas symbols to represent half, quarter and pairs of eight notes, diagramming the rhythms of these familiar Christmas songs. Up on the Housetop is a longer, two-page dictation.
Notes & Stems
This worksheet does double duty: students must identify notes on the grand staff, then draw a stem with correct placement for each note.
Students must identify notes on the grand staff, then correctly add a stem to each note to complete this worksheet.
Grand Staff Landmark Guides
A handy reference chart for beginning readers. This version has all of the important notes filled in. (Note: These landmarks are drilled extensively in the Theory TimeTests available in the Online Store.)
This version has all of the important notes filled in.
This version is blank so students can add their own landmarks to the chart as they learn them.
Circle of 5ths Guides
A handout-sized version of the Circle of Fifths.
| Author: | Jennifer Fink |
| Category: | Theory Sheets |
| Date: | June 13, 2011 |
A blank Circle of 5ths diagram students can fill in by themselves as they discover the patterns and relationships that make up the circle.
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