New Flash Cards

Music Note Flash Cards

UPDATE! These new flash cards have been completely updated and now include both grand staff and ledger line cards with answers on the back of all the cards! There are 46 on-the-staff and ledger line cards plus blank ones to hand draw extras. Each card has an easy-to print back with the answer for each card. I arranged them with ease of printing in mind. Each file contains one page or cards and one page of answers. I arranged them so that if you have a printer that prints on on the back, (called a duplex printer) it can automatically print on the back without you having to reinsert them back into the printer.

If you don’t have a duplex printer, just turn the page over making sure you oriented the top in the same way both times you print. It’s a good idea to test it on scrap paper and write the instructions down for the next time. It’s not really hard and if I can figure it out I’m sure you can because I still have trouble with my left and right! ☺️

These grand staff and ledger line Flash Cards are great for teachers, parents, and students. Some of the staves are blank so you can make your own if cards are lost or you want extras.

These cards are made easy to print and cut with the following features:

• Easy to print answers on the back are optional
• Manageable 3 x 3 3/4″ in size
• Ledger line cards in separate files
• Minimal use of ink to save printing costs
• Fewer cutting lines
• 8 blank staves to make your own cards

If you’re a new teacher, you may notice that students need to learn where the placement on the piano is, not just the name of the note. Also, most teachers agree that flash cards don’t help very much with music reading, but they do give a student confidence to move up and down the keyboard quickly. And let’s face it: students need to learn note names if they are to be a musician! Creative ways to use flash cards will keep it fun and not drudgery.

When we work on flash cards, students have to “say and play” the cards so they will know not only the names of the notes but where they are found on the keyboard.  I set aside no more than 6 weeks of the year to work on them and students try to join the “One Minute Club” by being able to say and play them in one minute. Many times students lose cards from one year to the next or a few of my cards turn up missing.  With cards posted in your account, you can print new ones to their heart’s content. There is no excuse to not study them at home!