Music Literacy Skills

Rhythm Skills

  • I can keep a steady beat
  • I can perform the rhythms with the correct syllables

Playlist with 12 ways to practice rhythms

Rhythm Flash Cards:

Print the pages and cut along the lines. You will have single notes as well as four-beat patterns. You can use the flashcards to create your own rhythms. You will also need them to play the games. Save your cards to use multiple times.

Rhythm Flash Cards.docx

Rhythm Games:

This page has lots of fun ways to practice and be creative with your rhythms. Try one or two of these games each day. You will need to print and cut the flash cards to play most of the games.

Rhythm Games

Popcorn Rhythms:

Read the Rhythm Patterns using the words "pop" and "pop-corn." You can print and cut he last page to make your own rhythms or play the rhythm games.

Copy of Popcorn Rhythms

Melody Skills (Solfege Skills: Do, Re, Mi)

  • I can use my singing voice
  • I can match my voice to the pitches
  • I can sing the syllables and show the hand signs
  • I can create and perform with
    • La, So, Mi (1st Grade)
    • Do, Re, Mi, So, La (2nd-4th Grade)


Copy of Create Musical Q and A.pdf

Chrome Music Lab lets you write your own melodies by using colored blocks. It will play your song back for you.

When you are finished, you can save your creation. It will give you a link you can copy into an email to send me! Tell me a little about how you came up with your idea.

Do=Red

Re=Orange

Mi=Yellow

Fa=Light Green

So=Dark Green

La=Blue

Ti=Purple