Free Music Educational Activities

"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend..." -Ludwig van Beethoven

Teaching Rhythm to Preschoolers and Early Elementary-Aged Children

Little ones can learn to read simple musical rhythms!

Body Solfege

Toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary will love this song, activity, and printable to learn the solfege scale.

Picture of puppy to represent high barking sound

High and Low Animal Sounds Printable

Toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary can use these printables to review animal sounds while drawing attention to pitch. The adult animals make the low sounds. The baby animals make the high sounds. See if your child can identify and imitate the different sounds and pitches!

Loud and Soft Sound Ideas Printable

Great for toddlers and preschoolers! This printable lists ideas to create loud and soft sounds while growing musical vocabulary.

Steady Beat Ideas Printable

Use these ideas with toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary to help them learn to keep a steady beat. There are plenty of cross-curricular activities included in this list of steady beat ideas.

Composing Printable

Preschool and early elementary will love this simple cut and paste printable to introduce musical symbols and composing.

Piano Note Identification Printable

Preschool through high school can use this printable as a way to introduce and review note identification on the piano.

Dinosaur Music Printables

These are fun resources for rhythm reading and note identification on the bass and treble clefs.

Unicorn Music Printables

These are fun resources for rhythm reading and note identification on the bass and treble clefs.

Musical Notes and Rests Posters

These are great for hanging in your music classroom or corner.

Hot Cross Buns Props and Worksheets

Use the props and worksheets with your PreK-1st graders to teaching Hot Cross Buns for voice and/or instrument!

Musical Dump Trucks

These are great for preschool through 1st grade. They can be used in a Montessori-style learning environment.

Teaching Tip: Start singing songs to your child as soon as possible, whether in the womb or whenever you first meet! It doesn't matter if you don't have a wonderful voice. Your calm voice soothes your child. It gives your baby the chance to use his or her ears and process the sounds.

Teaching Tip: When your child is old enough to voice his or her opinion, give your child the chance to pick which song to sing, listen, and dance to! Nursery rhyme songs and children's YouTube videos are great choices to offer to your child.

Teaching Tip: Give your toddler and preschooler a chance to explore sounds. Maybe that would be a pot and pan drum set in the kitchen. Perhaps it would be creating a few musical craft instruments. It could also be toy set or simply your child's voice. As your child explores, you can teach the vocabulary of "loud" and "quiet" or "high" and "low."

Other Websites With Helpful and Free Resources

I cannot create it all, so I often search for music resources based on what my child needs. The following websites are my go-to for music resources.

TheFiddlerMan.com teaches you how to play violin for free! My son has been requesting to learn the violin, my violin skills consist of about 4 months of lessons, and paying for lessons is not something we can handle financially, so my plan is to use the The Fiddler Man as our teacher!

How to Start Piano Lessons for Pre-School Aged Children by Dr. Mario Ajero is a wonderful YouTube video that explains how parents can help teach their young children piano! I teach my two children piano, and I've used all the advice in this video!

MusicTheory.net has many general music lessons and exercises aimed at children in upper elementary through high school. All of the website is free! I have used this website many times when teaching a music class.

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