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Learning to read notes, or gaining fluency in note reading is an important skill that we will work on building in middle school band. Below are some good practice sites and apps that you can use to help build your note reading skills. Note reading will be assessed several times a year, and at varying levels depending on your grade level.
Learning to read notes, or gaining fluency in note reading is an important skill that we will work on building in middle school band. Below are some good practice sites and apps that you can use to help build your note reading skills. Note reading will be assessed several times a year, and at varying levels depending on your grade level.
"Chromebook Friendly" Note Reading Games
"Chromebook Friendly" Note Reading Games
MusicTechTeacher.com has some fun games that can help reinforce note reading. There are also some pages that help with learning notes. Some of these use flash animation and will need flash enabled to work. Since Flash is going away before long, they may eventually no longer work.
Treble Clef Note Reading Lesson
Treble Clef Sports Blaster Game
Treble Clef Ledger Line Quiz (good for flutes and clarinets that play above and below the staff)
Space Invaders-style Game for BOTH Treble and Bass Clef (questions are on both clefs)
Music Racer is used for note reading tests. It does not teach you the notes, although it does show you the correct name of the notes if you get them wrong, so pay attention! 5th and 6th grade need to pass level A, and 7th and 8th grade need to pass A and B. It also has assessments for instrument fingerings and music terms.
Name That Note is simple but works well. There are several different levels you can select for different note ranges, and while it isn't specific to your instrument, it can be helpful for testing your knowledge.
Music Teacher's Games has some nice note practice games. The basic ones just assess notes on the staff, while the advanced ones use ledger lines.
Treble Clef Defender is a simple game for testing note names for treble clef,
Speed Note (by the Vic Firth drum stick/ mallet company is a simple game for reinforcing note names. It starts with just space notes and then just line notes, which is nice for those that need to learn note reading.
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