Here is another module created for the Mr. Noteman Music Is for Kids workshop. This one is for teaching small kids the basics of piano playing.
Free e-book!
Archive for For Kids
Song for Unicycle and Ukulele
OK, so an online mentor of mine jokingly said maybe I should go around riding a unicycle playing a ukulele. Ha! Little does he know I DO ride a unicycle and can play the ukulele. I never thought about combining the two.
Till now.
Presenting, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” as you’ve never seen it before:
Ukulele e-Book for Beginners
The ukulele is a fun little instrument to pick up and play, and is suitable for students of all ages and sizes. This e-book teaches kids to play using colored notes, and starts off with simple 1 chord songs before moving on to 2 chord songs and 3 chord songs.
We use colored dots on the fingerboard – easy to read for even small kids!
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Are You Sleeping?
- Ring Around the Rosies
- Praise the Lord
- The Farmer in the Dell
2 Chord Songs:
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- London Bridge is Falling Down
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Clementine
- Skip to My Lou
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Do Your Ears Hang Low
- How Much Is That Doggy in the Window
- Itsy, Bitsy Spider
- It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
- My Country, ‘Tis of Thee
3 Chord Songs:
- God Is So Good!
- Jesus Loves Me
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- This Little Light of Mine
- Amazing Grace
- Deep and Wide
This instruction book was developed as part of the Mr. Noteman Summer Workshop materials as an optional module.
By the way, here is a great beginner uke at a great price!
Name-A-Note Music Playing Card Game
My latest project, music note playing cards, is now available. I call it the Name-A-Note game.
Name-A-Note is a fun music card game using all the music notes in bass and treble clef.
The Name-A-Note card game, featuring Mr. Noteman the music note puppet, is a fun educational game for learning the names of music notes on the music staff. This set of cards contains all 52 notes encompassing the range of a standard piano, also including some overlapping notes on ledger lines between the treble and bass clef staff lines. There are a total of 79 cards.
Click on the picture below to read the rules of the game. A listing of all the note cards is also included.
Name-A-Note Game Documentation
Mr. Noteman Finger Puppet
My wife and I dropped by the fabric store this evening and I was able to pick up some red and black craft foam, as well as some sticky-back eyes. A few snips after arriving back home, the new Mr. Noteman Finger Puppet was born. Don’t you wish you had one?
Make your own with this incredible, handy dandy pattern with directions!
Interview with Mr. Noteman
I had an interesting conversation with Mr. Noteman today. Click on the play button below to listen in for an introduction to Mr. Noteman and his family of notes.
Uncle Curtis
Mr. Noteman
Mr. Noteman Puppet Character Sketch
Hmm, so who exactly is this Mr. Noteman, anyhow?
Age: Young adult, early 20s.
Gender: Male
Personality Profile: High C/Melancholy (Intelligent, Curious, Thinker), I/Sanguine (People person, Flamboyant) – C/S/I pattern.
Voice: Medium pitch, faux English accent, sophisticated, yet kind.
Likes:
- Fast 3-Wheeled cars (his car is called the Triad)
- Fast notes
- Musical instruments that play fast (piccolo, trumpet, piano, banjo)
- Concert orchestras
- Bible stories about music (David playing for Saul, Paul and Silas, Jehoshaphat’s choir, etc.)
- Singing
- Teaching (makes him happy!)
- All music instruments, including homemade ones!
Listens to: Patch the Pirate CD’s, Bible Songs for Kids
Favorite Foods: Tune-a Fish, Drumsticks, Hummmus, Hi-C
Favorite Composer: Bach, the church musician
Pet: Dot – sometimes follows him around, makes him go a bit slower; name: “Mm”
Dislikes:
- Things that move slow (“Don’t be pokey, keep things moving quickly!”)
- Boring things (“Learning is ALWAYS interesting”)
- Uncalled for silliness (“Music is serious business!”)
Wears: Red when casual, all black when dressing up for a concert.
Lives In: Staff House
Family:
- Grandpa/Grandma Whole Note
- Uncle/Aunt Half Note
- Dad/Mom Quarter Note
- Twin Brother Eighth Note (when they appear together in concert, they put their flags on each others shoulders)
- Little Sister Sixteenth Note (she’s a bit annoying because she runs around faster than he does!).
Friends: Mrs. (G) Treble Clef, Mr. (F) Bass Clef, Sharp, Flat, Natural
Instruments: Plays the kazoo, harmonica and bugle (because he has no arms, hands or fingers)
Favorite Word: Vivace! (Italian tempo word meaning lively and fast)
Other Notes (pun intended):
- When he goes to a concert, he always sits on a music stand
- His flag makes him go fast
- He loves kids
- He sometimes gets annoyed with “Uncle Curtis” because he does silly things, like juggle, ride unicycles, balance things, tells bad elephant jokes.
Mr. Noteman Pillow Box
Here’s something new — a Mr. Noteman pillow box!
Perfect for containing small musical items like kazoos or manipulatives, and interesting to look at. It can be printed out on a letter size piece of card stock.
Check it out!
More Music Funny Money
I’ve had a lot of fun creating these cool motivational tools!
Here’s the eighth note music funny money coin:
And, here’s the sixteenth note coin.
You also really need to check out the Music Funny Money card stock wallet that can be printed out, cut out and glued together to make a personal funny money holder! It is the perfect size to contain the funny money bills and coins.
Music Funny Money
I’ve been working feverishly to prepare materials for the Music Is For Kids Workshop. To motivate good learning and to reward good behavior, I have developed our own Mr. Noteman currency.
Music play money is not a new concept for me. Years ago I created some simple music money for use in my elementary music education classes. The files for printing these older money bills and coins can be purchased on my Music Teacher’s Resource CD.
Here’s an example of the new whole note bill–it’s worth 4 beats.
I also have half note and quarter note bills. I created some funny little half-width bills for the eighth note and sixteenth notes, but I think I’ll probably end up going with coins. What do you think?
Funny music money, for sure! I think the kids will love them.
