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My Hands Hi! My name is Tempo.

2 1 1 2
3 3 I am here to help you with
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5 5 your Music Discoveries!

Your teacher will trace your hands.

Print RH on the right hand and LH on the left hand.
Print numbers 1-2-3-4-5 on each fingertip.

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1. Circle the RH with RED.
2. Circle the LH with BLUE. Hands! Hands!
3. Which finger is wearing a puppet? Print the correct number in each box.

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Finger Painting
Drip Rainbow
Imagine you are painting raindrops Imagine you are painting a
with your fingertip. Say “drip” as you rainbow with your fingertip.
lightly tap and feel short sounds. Say “rain-bow” as you trace
and feel long sounds.

Say “drip” or “rainbow” as you tap and trace these rhythm pictures. Use finger 2 and feel a steady beat.

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Draw your own drips and rainbows with blue and red crayons.
Crayon Fun
Trace your rhythm picture with your fingertip and say “drip” and “rainbow”.
Trace it again and say “short” and “long”. Always feel the steady beat.

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Rhythm Block Games
...and we use
HALF NOTES
In music we use for long sounds.
QUARTER NOTES for
short sounds...

Say: “half - note”

Say: “tah” Count: 1 - 2
Count: 1

Make up your own rhythms using  and 

Place your blocks in the squares above.
Clap and say the tahs or counts.

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 Pencil Work
Let’s practice!

Draw 3 QUARTER NOTES.

Draw the Add the Colour Say: ___________ ___________ ___________

head stem it in Count: ___________ ___________ ___________

Draw 3 HALF NOTES.

Draw the Add the Say: ___________ ___________ ___________

head stem Count: ___________ ___________ ___________

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Up We Go!

Up we go, HIGH!

Short short long, sing this song!

2
LH
3
Two black keys, what a breeze. LOW!

LOW MIDDLE HIGH

3
2

LH Play “Up We Go” with LH 2-3. Use groups of two black keys going up the
keyboard. Listen for low, middle and high sounds.

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 Down We Fly
Lyrics by Mary Charette

3 3
RH 2 2 2 2

Two black keys, what a breeze. 3 3 High!

2 2 2 2

Tah tah half-note, watch my hand float 3

2 2

Down we fly. Low!

LOW MIDDLE HIGH

2 3

RH
Play “Down We Fly” with RH 2-3. Use groups of two black keys going
down the keyboard. Listen for high, middle and low sounds.

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Rings on Fingers 1. Circle the right hands with RED.
2. Circle the left hands with BLUE.
3. Draw a ring on the correct finger.

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2 1

3
3

1
4
4

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1. Use a RED crayon to connect the UP stem notes to the right hand. Note Stems
2. Use a BLUE crayon to connect the DOWN stem notes to the left hand.

When note stems When note stems

point DOWN LH RH point UP
left hand plays. right hand plays.

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Lap Taps Tap these rhythms on your
lap. Say “right” and “left”.

RH

LH

RH

LH

RH

LH

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 LH

2
RH

2 3
Star Light, Star Bright

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RH 2 2 2

Star light, star bright first star I see to - night.

LH 2

3
2 2 2

Wish I may, wish I might have the wish I wish to - night.

Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
? b b b b 44 ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
bb œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œ ˙
p
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Right or Left? 1. Circle LH or RH.
2. Draw a quarter note in each hand.
Remember, stems UP for RH and
stems DOWN for LH.

LH RH

LH RH

LH RH

LH RH

LH RH LH RH

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 LH LH RH RH Kangaroo
3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3

3 do it too.
RH 2

right hand you can

kan - ga - roo

It’s a repeat sign.

Hop just like a
Play this song
2 times in a row.

2
LH 3

Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

œœ.
? b b b 4 œ œ . œ œ. œ œ . œ œ œ. œœ. œœ. œ œ. œ
b b b 4 œ. œ. œ. . œ. œ. ˙
F
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Quiet as a Mouse LH

3 2
RH

2 3
Squeak! Do you think
my song should be played
high, middle or low?

Quiet and sneaky

RH 3 3 3
2 2 2

Tip - toe soft - ly through the house, be as qui - et as a mouse.

2 2
LH 3 3

Duet Part: Swing the eighth notes (student plays one octave higher)

? b b b b 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ n œ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œ
œ
œ œ œ
œ œœ n œ œ œ ˙
bb œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ˙
p

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 Rhythm Block Games
Now it’s time to learn
about WHOLE NOTES!

Say: “hold - that - whole - note”

Count: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Game 1
Make up your own rhythms using   and 
Place the blocks in the squares below. Clap and say the tahs or counts.

Game 2
Your parent or teacher will clap a rhythm using   and 
Fill in the squares below with the correct blocks. Clap and say the tahs or counts.

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Someone’s Sleeping LH

3 2
RH

2 3

Soft and gentle

RH 3 3 3

p
2 2 2

Qui - et, not a peep, some - one’s sleep - ing. Shhh.

LH 2
3

Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

p is for “piano”.
It means play quietly.
Œ œ œ œ Œ ˙ Œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
? b b b b 44 w œ
bb w w w
p
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LH

3 2 2
RH

3
Grumpy Dragon
Snort! Do you think my
song should be played
high, middle or low?

Loud and grumpy

3 3 3
RH 2 2 2

f Watch out for the grum - py dra - gon, lis - ten to him roar!

LH 2 2 2

f
3 3 3

is for “forte”.
It means play loud.

Duet Part: (student plays two octaves lower)

#### 4 > > > >

& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ
www
#w #œ œ œ œ >
 f > > > >
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Amazing Fingertips Tempo loves apples! Help him find his way to the apple tree.
When you reach each apple, tap the correct fingertips on
your desk and colour the apples as you go along.

2 3 4 5 1

5 2 3 4 1
1 5 2 3 2

5 2 3 4 1

Start here!
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 4
LH

3 2 2
RH

3 4
Fingertip Parade

Strong and steady

f
4 4
RH 2 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2

Join the fun ev - ery - one! Fin - ger - tips are march - ing.

Feel that beat down the street. Fin - ger - tip pa - rade.

2 2
3 3 3 3 3
LH 4 4 4 4

Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ
? b b b 4 œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ ww
bbb 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ . . . œ . œ œ . œ œ . . . œ . œ œ . œ
F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rhythm Block Games
Look! It’s a
DOTTED HALF NOTE!
Say: “half - note - dot”
Count: 1 - 2 - 3

Game 1
Make up your own rhythms using   and .
Place the blocks in the squares below. Clap and say the tahs or counts.

Game 2
Your parent or teacher will clap a rhythm using   and .
Fill in the squares below with the correct blocks. Clap and say the tahs or counts.

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 LH RH
If I Could Wish
4 3 2 2 3

3
RH 2

p
Flowing gently

If I could wish I’d be a fish

2 2
3 3
LH 4 4

3
2 2

Swim - ming a - round in the o - cean.

2
3 3
4 4
Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

˙ . ˙ .
. ˙
˙ .
. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. ˙ . ˙˙ .. ˙˙ ..
˙ . ˙ ˙ .
? bbb 3 œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ
bbb 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
p
con pedale

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Time Signatures and more!
This is a BAR LINE.
Here is the TIME SIGNATURE.
Can you say that three times in a row?
Our rhythms will need four
quarter note beats in every measure.



This is a MEASURE.
This is a DOUBLE BAR LINE.
It means “the end”.

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 Pencil Work
Let’s practice! How many different ways can you build 4 beats?
Draw your notes inside each apple.

Mmmm... apples
are tasty snacks!

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Beep Beep Beep 4
LH

3 2
RH

2 3

RH 3

 f
Happily 2

 Rid - ing on my new red bike. Beep beep beep that’s what I like.

2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
LH 4 4
3
2 2

Rid - ing up and down the hill. Zoom zoom zoom oh what a thrill!

2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4

. . . ˘ ˘ ˘
Duet Part: (student plays one octave lower)
. . . ˘ ˘ ˘
bb b b 4 œ œœœ œ œœ
œ œ œ ˙
œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ ˙
œœ
œ œ œ
œœ
œ œ œ ˙
œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ ˙
& bb 4
F
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Help Tempo pick up the bar lines and put Missing Bar Lines
them in the correct places.

Clap each rhythm and say tahs or counts.




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The Music Alphabet
There are seven letters in the music alphabet: A B C D E F G
Use these seven letters over and over to name the white keys on the piano.

It’s time to use

your Alphabet Cards.
A B C D E F G Practice putting your
7 letters in order.

Let’s practice!

Print your music alphabet

starting with A
and go UP the keyboard.
A

Print your music alphabet

starting with G
and go DOWN the keyboard.
G
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Circle every group of 2 black keys. Label every C. CDE Warm-ups

Circle every group of 2 black keys. Label every D.

Circle every group of 2 black keys. Label every E.

Bunny hop your new C-D-E keys up and down your piano keyboard.

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My Fingers
C D E C D E
3 2 1 1 2 3
LH RH

Strong and steady

 f              
RH 1

When you play your C D Es al - ways curve your fin - gers please.

Play and sing your songs each day. That’s what teach - ers say.

   

LH 3

Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

œ œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œ œ w
? 4 œœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ b œœ œ w
4 œ bœ œ œ œ w œ œ œ ˙ w
F w
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 Bedtime Stories
Music by Anne Crosby Gaudet
C D E C D E
Lyrics by Mary Charette
3 2 1 1 2 3
LH RH

Peacefully

 p
RH 1

  
When it’s time for bed,
 
I pick out a spe - cial book.

Wiz - ards tall,


dra - gons small, come and take a look.

       
LH 3
Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)
ww œ œœ˙ ˙
?4 œ œœœœœœ œœœ˙ œœœœœœ œœ˙ w ww
w œ œ
œ œ
4 œ œ œ œ
œ
p con pedale
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FGAB Practice
1. Circle every group of 3 black keys
2. Print FGAB on the correct white keys.
3. Play every FGAB group on your piano

Colour the keys!

F - red
G - green
A - yellow
B - blue

“Letter Mix-ups”
Get out your Alphabet Cards. Mix up your cards with the LETTERS facing up.
Pick a card, any card and play the correct key on the piano. Flip it over to check your answer.
Did you get them all right? ______
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 Spell these words by
Spelling Fun!
printing the letters on the
correct keys.

CAGE

BEAD

FACE

“Keyboard Mix-ups”
Get out your Alphabet Cards. Mix up your cards with the KEYBOARDS facing up.
Pick a card, any card and name the key. Flip it over to check your answer.
Did you get them all right? _______
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Train Ride
F G A B
3 2 2 3
LH RH

Chugging along RH 2

 f   Train’s

a - com - in’ up

the track, say “chug
  
chug toot toot whoo whoo!”
   
LH 3


One more time now F G
 A B “chug
   
chug toot toot whoo whoo!”
     
Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)

? 4 œ
b 4 œ . œ œ. b œ œ. œ œ. 
b ˙˙
˙
˙
œ œ
œ. . œ. . b œ. œ. œ. œ.

b ˙˙
˙
˙
f . . . .
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 LH
Space Vacation
3 2
F G A B
2 3 4 5
RH

Mysteriously RH 2

 p
 
2
LH 3

RH 3

  
Duet Part: (student plays one octave lower)
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ w
 
4 bœ bœ bœ bœ b˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ bœ bw
&4
p con pedale

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Rhythm Blocks Look! It’s a new time
signature! In  there are 3
Game 1 beats in each measure.
Make up your own rhythm using   and .
Place the blocks in the squares below. Clap and say the tahs or counts.

Game 2
Your parent or teacher will clap a rhythm using   and .
Fill in the squares below with the correct blocks. Clap and say the tahs or counts.



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Tempo has mixed up his bar lines again! Missing Bar Lines
Help him put them in the correct places.

Clap each rhythm and say tahs or counts.




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Roller Coaster
G A B D E
4 3 2 2 3
LH RH
Fast and excited RH 2

 f    Whoosh! Here we
  
go on the big rol - ler
  
coast - er, it’s
  
LH 4

up,
  down,
  spin - ning a - round.
   
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Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)
. . .
Œ œ Œ œœ œ œœ Œ œœ œ œœ œ b œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œœœ œ bœ nœ bœ œ
? # 3 œœ œœ ˙.
4 ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
˙. ˙. ˙.
P
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 Alphabet Match-ups
Match each ✿ to the correct flower pot.

✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿

D F
B C E
A G
“Spell It”
Get out your Alphabet Cards. With the KEYBOARDS facing up, spell the words below.
Flip the cards over to check your work.

CAGE BAG DEAF BADGE FADE

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Spelling Success! Finish spelling all the words. Print the correct letter name
on the keys marked with an arrow.
➙

➙
➙

➙
➙

➙
➙

➙
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 Join the Party
F G A C D E
4 3 2 1 2 3
LH RH

Happy and groovy RH 2

 f  

Ev - ery - bo - dy join the

par - ty you’re in -

vit - ed too.
  
2
LH 4

  

Pre - sents, cake and bright bal - loons, then we’ll dance to groov - y tunes.

Duet Part: (student plays one octave higher)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
? b 44 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ..
œ˙ œ˙ œ˙ œ œ œ œ. œ˙ œ. œ˙ œ. œ˙ œ
œ. J œ . J œ . J . J œ J J J œ . J˙
P
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Music Discoveries

My teacher

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