With the changes that are happening in our world, people are reaching into their toolbox of tricks to keep themselves entertained.
People who never walk are suddenly strolling by my music room window at the same time every day. People who never play board games are digging through their attics in search of Monopoly, Yahtzee, and Clue.
And people who have never had the time to do puzzles are finding peace in the pieces!
With my Facebook newsfeed filled with pictures of friends doing puzzles, I figured it was time to create some Easter piano printables and jump on the jigsaw bandwagon.
In today’s post, we are sharing three jigsaw puzzle note-reading piano printables that can be emailed to your primer and level 1 piano students and completed as part of their home practice.
Reinforce Note Reading With Jigsaw Piano Puzzles
Each puzzle set below contains 10 Easter Bunny images. Each Easter Bunny image is created from three puzzle pieces. Each puzzle piece contains either a note image, a clef image, or a note name.
To play with the jigsaw puzzles, have your child or student choose a set, cut out the 10 Easter Bunny puzzles, mix up the ears and faces, and then reassemble the puzzles according to the notes, clef symbols and letter names.
Jigsaw Note Reading Puzzle 1
Our first piano puzzle is designed for students working in a late primer method book and reinforces note reading in the C 5-Finger Scale. It also pairs perfectly with our digital piano book, Nuts About Note Reading. This resource is Book 1 from our “Super Share Note Reading series”. The license for this book allows you to email it to all of your piano students. You can learn more about this series here.
Click here or on the image below to download our Jigsaw Note Reading Puzzle 1.
Jigsaw Note Reading Puzzle 2
Our second piano puzzle is designed for students beginning a level 1 method book and reinforces note reading in the Treble C 5-Finger Scale. It pairs perfectly with our digital piano book, Smells Like Treble. This resource is Book 2 from our “Super Share Note Reading series”. The license for this book allows you to email it to all of your piano students. You can learn more about this series here.
Click here or on the image below to download our Jigsaw Note Reading Puzzle 2.
Jigsaw Note Reading Puzzle 3
Our third piano puzzle is designed for students working in part 2 of a level 1 method book and reinforces note reading in the G 5-Finger Scale. It pairs perfectly with our digital piano book, ZZZZZs and Gs. This resource is Book 3 from our “Super Share Note Reading series”. The license for this book allows you to email it to all of your piano students. You can learn more about this series here.
Click here or on the image below to download our Jigsaw Note Reading Puzzle 3.
Do your piano students struggle with note reading?
Struggles with note reading and other fairly simple theory concepts are often the reasons piano students quit.
Imagine a lifetime of music lost because a student can’t do something as simple as reading notes on the staff.
To save these students, we created Andrea and Trevor Dow’s Timed Note Reading Tests For Piano. With simple, daily homework tasks that take very little time to complete, your students will become note reading stars.
Click here or on the cover below to learn more about Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Timed Note Reading Tests For Piano, Book 1.
Thank you! Needed some G position theory for a student this week:)
Thank you for these cute rabbit puzzles for our students. I know that some of my piano moms will enjoy using these with their kids. I printed a set using a pastel color for each level. After they are laminated, I’ll be set for we get back to the studio or for next spring. I appreciate that you are helping us be creative in lesson planning during this unusual season. Take care. Be safe.
I’m so glad you’ll get great use out of them -love the idea of colored paper 🙂