Do you remember when you learned how to read?

You probably learned by listening to others read to you and following along, imitating and copying them, and sounding out words for yourself.

It's the same with learning how to read music.

We start by listening and interacting with it, imitating and copying what we hear, and exploring sounds and patterns ourselves. These patterns are like words in language. This how we build and develop a strong musical vocabulary.

Help your students learn the language of music and develop their rhythmic-reading skills.

This printable collection of six rhythm pattern card sets features a total of 192 different patterns made up of quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and quarter rests in quadruple and triple meters (32 cards/set).

Here’s how it works: