Happy Birthday MMF! | December 2008
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A Message of Thanks...

We launched our little website on December 1, 2007. Today the website is jam-packed with fun, with 934 pages of music games, free printable sheet music and worksheets, information on your favorite composers, instruments of the orchestra and free lesson plans.

Thanks for finding value in what we do!

Celebrating the Favorites...

Here are a few of the most popular pages:

Free Printable Sheet Music

Canon in D for Piano Solo by Johann Pachelbel
Carol of the Bells for Piano Solo
Fur Elise for Piano Solo by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ode to Joy for Piano Solo
O Christmas Tree for Piano Solo
What Child is This? for Piano Solo
The Entertainer for Piano Solo
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring for Piano Solo
Happy Birthday for Piano Solo
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) for Piano Solo

Practice Sticker Charts

Free Printable Practice Charts

Note Naming Game and Worksheets

Eek! Shark! Note Name Arcade Game
Ready, Set, Go Note Name Speed Test Worksheet
CodeBreaker!Treble Clef Note Name Worksheet

Free Printable Composer Biographies and Worksheets

Hey Kids, Meet Johann Sebastian Bach! Biography
Hey Kids, Meet Ludwig van Beethoven! Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach Word Search
Ludwig van Beethoven Coloring Page
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Word Search

Here are a few of our favorites:

Free Printable Sheet Music
Being private teachers ourselves, we find it especially helpful to supplement students' lessons with the free resources from the MakingMusicFun.net website. Parents love it because we are able to supplement their child's music lesson with something that's free!

While our goal always has been to create music that bridges the gap between children's technical skills and musical aesthetics, these arrangements in particular stand out as something special.

Trumpet Tune for Piano Solo by Jeremiah Clarke
Jingle Bells Boogie for Piano Solo
Greensleeves for Piano Solo/Traditional English
The Kerry Dance for Piano Solo/Traditional Irish
Simple Gifts for Piano Solo/Shaker Hymn
Scarborough Fair for Piano Solo/Traditional English
The Holly and the Ivy for Piano Solo/Traditional
Carol of the Bells for Piano Solo by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
Jeannette, Isabella for Jazz Piano Solo/Traditional
O Christmas Tree for Piano Solo from the Peanuts Television Special
The Minstrel Boy for Piano Solo
The Minstrel Boy for Flute Solo/Irish Patriotic Song
Scarborough Fair for Alto Saxophone Solo/Traditional English
Triumphal March for Trumpet Solo from "Aida" by Giuseppi Verdi

Appreciating the Value of Music Education
Ten Reasons Kids Benefit from Music Instruction

Lesson Zone
Energize your classroom with these classroom-tested-kid-approved music lesson plans.

John Kanaka - Basic Rhythm/Dance/Grades 2-4
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks - ABA Form Listening/Activity Lesson/Grade 1-2
Trashin' the Camp/Tarzan - AABA Form/Grade 2-3
Hungarian Dance No.5 - AABBCDAB Codetta/Grade 2-6

Videos
These music videos will amaze and inspire.

Carrot Clarinet Video
Funny Piano Duet Video

Free Printable Worksheets

CodeMaker! Note Name Worksheet Treble Clef
CodeMaker! Note Name Worksheet Bass Clef
Johann Sebastian Bach Connect-the-Dot Multiplication Worksheet
Ludwig van Beethoven Connect-the-Dot Multiplication Worksheet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Connect-the-Dot Multiplication Worksheet

Free Desktop Wallpaper

The Player Blows in Here... Trumpet Desktop Wallpaper
Mary Had a Little Lamb Desktop Wallpaper

O, The Train's Off the Track Orff Orchestration
Run from the Farmer Orff Orchestration
Sakura, Sakura Orff Orchestration

Thanks for your interest in our resources,

Andy Fling
Top Banana
MakingMusicFun.net

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