Help your students improve their recognition of musical notation symbols and fine motor skills with these exciting and interactive centers! The included music mats cover a range of musical symbols, including all basic types of notes, rest values, and dynamic symbols.
Enjoyable Activity Options:
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Paint It!: Students can use Q-Tips or small round sponge brushes to dot-paint the music symbols.
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Hammer It!: Place a piece of thick cardboard under the letter page, and students can hammer the dots using plastic toy hammers or wood blocks.
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Make a Book!: Cut each page into two and create a mini-book for added fun and engagement.
Music symbols Q –Tip Painting mats include:
22 .pdf pages:
~ whole note, dotted half note, half note, dotted quarter note, quarter note, eighth note, two barred eighth notes, sixteenth note, four barred sixteenth notes, eighth note triplet,
~ whole rest, quarter rest, half rest, eight rest, and sixteenth rest,
~ staff, ledger lines, treble clef, bass clef, alto clef, brace, bar line, double bar line, repeat sign, time signature (2/4) sharp, flat, natural, tie, slur, staccato, accent, fermata,
~ fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte, pianissimo (very soft), pianissimo (very quiet), piano (soft), piano (quiet), mezzo piano (medium soft), mezzo piano (medium quiet), crescendo, decrescendo.