ooking for a seasonal way to review notes, rests, symbols, and dynamics in October?
I created these Halloween color-by-code worksheets to give elementary music teachers flexible review pages for fall music centers, independent seatwork, early finishers, and sub plans. Students can match symbols visually, read terms, or design their own color keys.
--- WHAT IS INCLUDED? ---
39 printable worksheets (72 PDF pages):
- Color by Music (Support Level, pages 2–14): Match symbols and color sections using a dual symbol-and-term key.
- Color by Music (Practice Level, pages 16–28): Read terms in the key and identify matching symbols in each picture.
- Color by Music (Challenge Level, pages 30–42): Color custom pencil keys for given terms, then color each picture.
- Color by Music (Blank Templates, pages 58–70): Fill in blank key boxes with custom symbols or color freely.
β¨ Symbols used:
- Notes and rests: whole, half, dotted half, dotted quarter, dotted eighth, quarter, eighth, beamed eighths, sixteenth, beamed sixteenths, and matching rests.
- Notation: treble clef, bass clef, staff, time signatures (2/4, 4/4), bar line, double bar line, repeat sign, sharp, flat, natural.
- Dynamics: piano, pianissimo, forte, fortissimo, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, sforzando, crescendo, decrescendo.
Includes 13 full-color answer keys; requires pencils and coloring supplies (crayons, markers, or colored pencils).
| Activity / Page |
NCAS Code |
What Students Do |
Artistic Process |
| Notes and Rests (pp. 2β7, 16β21, 30β35) |
MU:Pr4.2.1b |
Identify standard rhythm notes and rests by matching symbols or terms to color Halloween-themed illustrations. |
Performing |
| Music Symbols and Notation (pp. 8β11, 22β25, 36β39) |
MU:Pr4.2.4b |
Identify clefs, time signatures, accidentals, and bar lines by matching symbols and names to complete coloring worksheets. |
Performing |
| Dynamics and Expressive Markings (pp. 12β14, 26β28, 40β42) |
MU:Pr4.3.1a |
Identify dynamic terms and expressive markings from pianissimo to fortissimo and match them to designated colors. |
Performing |
Standards text © 2014 National Coalition for Core Arts Standards. Rights administered by SEADAE. Alignment interpretation by Anastasiya Multimedia Studio
Allison S.
TPTuser
There are a ton of sheets! Great resource.
Laura S.
TPTuser
Love this!
Kaitlin N.
TPTuser
My kids loved these worksheets for a fun holiday activity
Hope S.
TPTuser
This is a great resource to use on a busy week, especially Halloween, when the students are not as focused as usual. It is fun and they are really enjoying coloring with their friends. It's also a good resource to review basic elements of music.