Derrick and Fangs help us learn the geography og the keyboard. Derrick has a Curly ear and an Enormous ear. Fangs gets Grumpy, then Angry, then Bites! Cut out the character pictures and children can place them over the keys of the keyboard to help them locate the notes they need.

Rhythmajig uses colourful characters to teach children to read and write real notation. This activity encourages children to apply their knowledg eof note duration and symbol recognition. A year 4 class were asked to choose four coloured counters and label them in whiteboard marker with the note names (remembering the Rhythmajig characters' colours). Then they were asked to choose any number of counters to represent 4 beats. After they had made their 4 beats they used body percussion to share them with their partner, and in the next lesson the patterns were grouped together to make a whole class composition. www.rhythmajig.co.uk www.facebook.com/rhythmajig

Introduce the concept of legato and staccato using this story. The characters Legato Lion and Staccato Stickleback make the vocabulary easy to remember!

Use as a poster, flashcard or on the IWB to teach notation. Crotchet walks and has one beaton his top.

Use as a poster, flashcard or on the IWB to teach notation. Minim sli-ides and has two beats on her top.

Use as a poster, flashcard or on the IWB to teach notation. The semiquaver brothers go 'running quickly' and have a quarter of a beat each. They are multi-coloured.

Use as a poster, flashcard or on the IWB to teach notation. Semibreve whooshes with a long 'laaaaa' sound. He is worth 4 beats- see he has four heart beasts on his top?

Use as a poster, flashcard or on the IWB to teach notation. The quaver twins go jogging and have half a beat on each of their tops.

Three versions of Jingle Bells in different keys: E flat, D and C. Ideal for an orchestra or for teaching key signatures. www.facebook.com/rhythmajig www.rhythmajig.co.uk

Four rhythmic patterns shown in standard notation, plus individual note cards which can be printed and used as flash cards to learn the note names, photocopied and used to create compositions, or placed on a large stave on the carpet (use masking tape for the stave lines). In conjunction with our Rhythmajig character flash cards, they can be used to teach reading and writing rhythmic notation in a memorable way. www.rhythmajig.co.uk www.facebook.com/rhythmajig

Suitable for all year groups. Which sounds can we hear in our classroom? What about outside? What would a storm sound like? What might you hear on Ocarina Island? Composition activity creating a sound scape based on a storm. Includes composition grids and graphic score examples for recording ideas. Instrumental activity requiring a range of untuned percussion instruments. www.rhythmajig.co.uk www.facebook.com/rhythmajig

Great for a quick and easy display!

This game allows children to reposition jigsaw pieces to create their own rhythmic composition. The notation is colour-coded to match the Rhythmajig characters: red for Crotchet, blue for Minim and yellow for the Quaver Twins.

Vocal tracks, backing tracks and sheet music in high quality mp3 form. These are original studio recordings and are under copyright. Use with the notation cards and character cards to help children learn more about the Rhythmajig characters (and of course, deepen their understanding of real notation!) www.rhythmajig.co.uk

This fun, alternative version to 'Jingle Bells' introduces children to the concept of a jingle as an advertising tool. Children can learn the song then compose a rhythmic accompaniment using the composition grid. Character flashcards and fact files are included to teach real notation. Why not compose your own lyrics about the toys children would like for Christmas? (They can tick the boxes or draw a crotchet where they decide to play and add a rest where they choose not to play. Restful Mouse is a sleepy character who likes quiet). www.rhythmajig.co.uk www.facebook.com/rhythmajig

Ideal for labelling various areas in the school.

Suitable for all year groups- use the coloured flash cards alongside the character poster to teach children to match the characters to their notation (look at the colours of the notes). Then explore how many beats each character has, by finding the number of heart beats on their clothing. The word posters have suggestions for words which fit the number of beats for each character. Can the children think of any of their own? www/facebook.com/rhythmajig www.rhythmajig.co.uk

These fact file cards are an easy way to remember the Rhythmajig characters. Use as flash cards, on the interactive whiteboard or as posters in your classroom. Laminate and children can rate their favourite characters using whiteboard pens. (Sforz is only met from year 2 onwards in the stories). www.rhythmajig.co.uk

Crotchet is red, has one beat and walks everywhere. Minim is blue, has two beats and slides on her skates. The quaver twins are yellow, have half a beat each and go jogging. Semibreve is green, has four beats and goes 'whoooosh' on his skis (lasting 4 beats). The semiquaver brothers are multicoloured, have a quarter of a beat each and go running quickly. Children can learn the notation names through this activity by matching the characters to their names, colours and number of beats. www.rhythmajig.co.uk