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The Elements of Music is dedicated to creating high-quality, original resources for teachers and students.
Duration - Complete Unit
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Duration - Complete Unit

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The Elements of Music - Duration unit is designed as an introduction to the concept of music, duration. It introduces the elements of beat, meter, tempo and time signatures. There is also extension activities on syncopation with a style analysis of rhythms found in Afro-Cuban jazz… Combined with practical activities, this unit is designed to run across 10 weeks with a fortnightly focus on an aspect related to duration (rhythm). This bundle includes an American version and a standard version of each file (where appropriate). This bundle includes: Student workbook featuring: Lesson starters Literacy activities Numeracy activities Rhythm dictation Reading rhythm activities 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration: Presentation 1 - What is Duration? Presentation 2 - Notes and Rests Presentation 3 - Meter Presentation 4 - Time Signatures A summative assessment Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game A variety of posters Bonus introduction to the drum kit Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter YouTube Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Notes of the Guitar Poster
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Notes of the Guitar Poster

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Big, bright and Bold! Enjoy this free Notes of the Guitar poster. You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Notes of the Piano Poster
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Notes of the Piano Poster

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Big, bright and Bold! Enjoy this free Notes of the Piano poster. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Piano Modes of the Major Scale Posters
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Piano Modes of the Major Scale Posters

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This colourful series of posters visually represents the relationship between each major scale and its modes. By utilising the same colour for each major scale and its subsequent modes students are able to quickly see the relationship between each mode and the major scale. This is a great resource for the classroom, studio or advancing student’s folder. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Piano Blues, Maj & Min Pentatonic Poster
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Piano Blues, Maj & Min Pentatonic Poster

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A colourful series of posters featuring the major pentatonic, minor pentatonic and blues scale in each key using piano diagrams. A great resource for the classroom or music studio and an essential item for the budding improviser. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Piano Minor Scale Posters
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Piano Minor Scale Posters

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A colourful series of posters featuring the minor scale in each key using piano diagrams. Each scale also features the fingering for both hands. A great resource for the classroom or music studio and an essential item in each student’s folder. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Piano Major Scale Posters
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Piano Major Scale Posters

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A colourful series of posters featuring the major scale in each key using piano diagrams. A great resource for the classroom or music studio and an essential item in each student’s folder. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Guitar - Introduction to Tablature
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Guitar - Introduction to Tablature

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This file introduces students to tablature, a form of notation commonly used for guitar and other fretted instruments. It features a short quiz, a link to an interactive version of the page and answers. The included poster features a QR code that can be placed in the classroom, allowing students to visit the page as needed to clarify their understanding of tablature. Includes: Introduction to Reading Tablature handout Quiz and Answer sheet Link to interactive digital version Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Guitar Posters Open Position Chords
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Guitar Posters Open Position Chords

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This package of posters and handouts includes: 15 A4 posters each featuring a common open chords used on the guitar** A guide for reading fretboard diagrams A handout for students that offers a broader range of open chords** These posters are great for displaying in your classroom, teaching studio or practice area. The larger diagrams are ideal for people with visual impairments or when teaching large groups. The included handouts contain many common open chords and some alternatives to using bar chords. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Guitar Bar Chords
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Guitar Bar Chords

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This package of posters includes 16, A4 or A3 coloured posters with each poster featuring common, moveable shapes in all keys with over 190 individual chords in total. Chords include major, minor, 7, major 7, diminished, minor 7 b5 and more. Also includes a handout for students that explains how diagrams are to be interpreted. These posters are great for displaying in your classroom, teaching studio or practice area. They are great tools for students to refer to and offer insight into the shape based nature of the guitar. With these posters you can clearly identify the starting chord shape and common ways that this shape is adapted on the guitar neck. Enharmonic equivalents are displayed with both note names so that students can find the chord needed as indicated. The included handouts contain many common chords used in a variety of musical genres and some alternatives to using bar chords. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Introduction to the Drum Kit
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Introduction to the Drum Kit

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This file introduces students to the drum kit and a simplified version of notating drumbeats using a series of grids (columns and rows). This file includes: A link to a digital, interactive version of the page Label the drum kit activity Reading graphic notation for the drum kit quiz Practical activities that can be performed on the drum kit or as body percussion to develop limb independence Make your own beat activity where students can create their own beats once they are comfortable in playing some basic beats on the drum kit. This package can be used as an introduction to body percussion, playing the drum kit or as an introduction to creating beats using software. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Notes & Rests Posters
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Notes & Rests Posters

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A series of posters showing the value of notes and rests. This pack includes both European and American note names. These posters make a great addition to your studio or classroom wall. You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Melody Composition Unit
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Melody Composition Unit

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Melody Composition Unit This unit is designed to introduce students to writing a composition in the style of Minuet in G. Through analysing this melody, students are introduced to the structural elements of motif and sequence. Students employ these elements to create their own composition. This bundle features: A student workbook with step-by-step instructions to create motifs, sequences and analyse the melody of Minuet in G. It also includes visual guides to assist students in writing their composition. A teacher guide that contains the learning intention and success criteria for each lesson. A composition journal to accompany students in the composition process. Several arrangements of Minuet in G for guitar and piano. Posters to create a vocabulary word wall related to this task. MP3 audio of the piano arrangement of the entire Minuet in G major. This task can be used as an assessment for a topic on composition or western art music. This task is aimed at students with varying abilities and aims to develop a student’s understanding of writing a melody by following strict guidelines. Furthermore, it aims to develop a student’s understanding of how sequences can be employed in creating melodies and for the more advanced student, how they can be employed in improvisation to develop a solo. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter YouTube Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Scale Patterns
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Scale Patterns

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Scale patterns are a great tool for developing technique. They are also essential for students in developing the ability to improvise. Applying these patterns helps to break the monotony of practising scales and arpeggios and challenges students to gain a better understanding of their chosen instrument. This resource contains 26 scale patterns and examples of how they can be applied to scales and arpeggios. You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Major & Minor Scales for Guitar
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Major & Minor Scales for Guitar

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This poster doubles as a handout for teaching students to play the major and minor scales in the open position (first four frets of the guitar with the open strings). This poster also shows the relationship between the relative major and minor scales. Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Harmony of the Major Scale Poster
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Harmony of the Major Scale Poster

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This poster doubles as a guide for teaching students about the harmony of the major scale. It features: the major scale in all 12 keys formal terms for each chord secondary dominants common tensions Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Duration - Bingo Game
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Duration - Bingo Game

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Created to revise common symbols covered during the topic Duration, this interactive bingo game is a great starter or closing activity. You can use it to challenge students to remember the symbol names and values, to practise drawing symbols or just as an easy start or finish to the lesson. This activity includes a digital bingo game that randomly selects the symbol at (as long as Macros are enabled), along with 40 different bingo sheets in colour and black and white, as well as blank bingo sheets that students can use to choose their own symbols from the given diagram. Alternatively, you can use these to create your own bingo games. This zip file contains: *** Digital Bingo Game Colour Music Bingo 2 per page Colour Music Bingo 1 per page Black and White Music Bingo 2 per page Black and White Music Bingo 1 per page** Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education!
Note Value Posters
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Note Value Posters

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The Notes Value Posters contain 6 unique posters. Four of the posters have two versions, one with American terms for each note and rest, the other with European terms. These posters make a great addition to your classroom or studio and double as a handout for students You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Notes of the Treble Clef Posters
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Notes of the Treble Clef Posters

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28 posters of the notes of the treble clef, from Middle C below the staff to A above the staff. Each note and note name is on a separate page. Together they form two rows of fourteen pages, making them easily seen in the classroom. You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.
Notes of the Bass Clef Posters
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Notes of the Bass Clef Posters

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28 posters of the notes of bass clef, from E below the staff to Middle C above. Each note and note name is on a separate page. Together they form two rows of fourteen A4 pages, making them easily seen in the classroom. You may be interested in some of our other products: New!!! Music Worksheet Bundle. Included worksheets: • Word searches • Musical maths • How many words can you make? • Equivalent notes and rests • Add the missing note symbol • Drawing notes and rests. New!!! Concepts of Music Duration Complete Unit. This bundle includes: • Student workbook • 4 Presentations that introduce the elements of duration • A summative assessment • Flash cards, bingo game and concentration game • A variety of posters • Bonus introduction to the drum kit Also available: • Guitar Chords Bundle • Rhythm Bundle • Circle of Fifths Poster • Free resources! Thank you for viewing this product. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. Don’t forget to follow Forrester Education! You can also follow Forrester Education on: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Twitter • YouTube • Join our email list: forrester.education@gmail.com Forrester Education.