Don’t Catch Cats: An Eighth Note Ear Training Game

If you’re looking for a quirky card game to reinforce eighth notes, it’s time for you and your students to play, Don’t Catch Cats.

We’re sharing this game to coordinate with Muttzart and Ratmaninoff, In the Hole of the Backyard King, V. U. Level P.

If you and your students are familiar with Muttzart and Ratmaninoff in Eine Kleine Feline, then you already know that these level 1B books are the funniest piano education materials on the planet.

In today’s post, you can learn more about Muttzart and Ratmaninoff, In the Hole of the Backyard King and can download Don’t Catch Cats: An Eighth Note Ear Training Game.

Before You Download Don’t Catch Cats…

Like all of the piano books in Andrea and Trevor Dow’s Very Useful Piano Library, Muttzart and Ratmaninoff, In the Hole of the Backyard King is a pedagogical powerhouse jam-packed with piano songs and activities.

This level 1B book is composed for students who have been recently introduced to eighth notes and have played music with accidentals. Note: If your students are ready for eighth notes they can jump right into this book, even if they have not used the first Muttzart And Ratmaninoff resource.

Inside Muttzart and Ratmaninoff, In the Hole of the Backyard King, you will discover 8 piano songs, a duet, a composing activity and song, note reading games, an improv activity, sight-reading, a practice tracker, and a certificate.

On top of that, a hilarious comic adventure plays out as students progress through the book. Like any wonderful children’s movie, the humor in the comic will delight students while also giving parents and teachers a pretty good chuckle!

In The Hole Of The Backyard King… Get it here!

Click here to buy Eine Kleine Feline (available now)

Download Don’t Catch Cats

Don’t Catch Cats is an ear training game for level 1B students who need reinforcement with eighth notes.

And, as you know, all level 1B students need reinforcement with eighth notes.

When students begin piano lessons, they are quickly introduced to quarter, half, and whole notes. Apart from the introduction of rests, students then play piano for many months without being introduced to a new form of rhythmic notation.

When eighth notes finally roll around, it is a seismic shift that rattles many students.

Therefore, it is important that teachers slow down the introduction of new repertoire when introducing eighth notes and ensure their students master this new rhythmic notation.

Click here or on the image below to download Don’t Catch Cats: An Eighth Note Ear Training Game. Remember to print the file double-sided.

Find the matching book (and see inside previews) here.