Looking for a simple way to review rhythm and dynamics after the winter break with New Year music coloring worksheets?
I created this set to give elementary music teachers an easy, print-and-go activity for January. Students match standard music symbols, note values, rests, and dynamics to the color keys to complete cheerful holiday scenes. You can use these pages for independent seatwork, rhythm centers, early finishers, or quick sub plans. With preset color keys, student-choice color keys, and completely blank templates, you can easily adapt each page to your classroom routine.
--- WHAT IS INCLUDED? ---
10 designs in 3 different formats (30 pages in total):
- 1 set - for younger students - the note and symbol match the notes and symbols in the picture.
- 2 set - for older students – the note and symbols names are given below.
- 3 set – students color the picture using their own color key.
β€ + 10 answer pages
β€ + 10 blank pages to create your own music worksheets.
β¨Each set contains:
- 1 p. – color by notes (whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, sixteenth note)
- 2 p.– color by rests (whole rest, half rest, quarter rest, eighth rest, sixteenth rest)
- 3 p. – color by notes and rests (review)
- 4-5 page – color by music symbols (treble clef, bass clef, flat, sharp, natural, staff, bar line, double bar line, repeat, time signature.)
- 6-7 p. - color by dynamics (fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte, pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, crescendo, decrescendo, sforzando)
- 8-10 p. – review + four sixteenth notes, eighth note pair, eighth note triplet.
| Activity / Page |
NCAS Code |
What Students Do |
Artistic Process |
| Notes and Rests (pp. 2β4, 13β15, 24β26) |
MU:Pr4.2.1b |
Identify standard note and rest values to color New Year pictures according to the printed rhythm key. |
Performing |
| Music Dynamics (pp. 7β8, 18β19, 29β30) |
MU:Pr4.3.1a |
Match dynamic symbols and Italian volume terms to designated colors to complete festive holiday coloring scenes. |
Performing |
| Music Symbols and Mixed Notation (pp. 5β6, 9β11, 16β17, 20β22, 27β28, 31β33) |
MU:Pr4.2.4b |
Recognize standard music symbols including clefs, staves, accidentals, and time signatures to color celebration images correctly. |
Performing |
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