Do you have a beginning Beethoven or budding Brahms at your house? Get him started right with the free printable musical note flashcards I’m sharing today.
Our two children who most loved to play the piano moved off to dental school last year, and we suddenly realized that if we wanted our home to remain filled with music, then we needed to get their younger siblings into piano lessons ASAP.
That we did, and we are blessed to have found a wonderfully encouraging and enthusiastic teacher. Not only does she teach the children we hired her to teach, but after noting the eager intensity with which our little 5-year-old observed their lessons, she has started working with him, as well.
And he is loving every minute of it. Even the theory. That’s because she makes it a lot of fun with games like this.
Piano Key Flashcards
You can print these Piano Key Flashcards double-sided and cut them apart to use as flashcards. Or print them single-sided on two pieces of white cardstock, cut them out, and spread facedown on the table or floor to use as a memory game. If you have as many piano students as I’ve had, you may even want to laminate them for durability.
Musical Note Flashcards
Once your little Mozart can recognize and name all the piano keys, you should do the same thing with these Musical Note Flashcards. At the suggestion of one of my readers, I’ve expanded the original set now to include bass clef notes, as well.
Per the suggestion of one of my readers, this set has now been expanded to include four full octaves, from the C below the bass clef to the C above the treble clef. Just click on either image to download them all.
If you really want to challenge your child, mix the piano key flashcards and musical note flashcards together, then play “Go Fish” or “Concentration” by pairing each musical note with it’s matching key. Enjoy!
Thank you for the lovely printable flashcards in a smaller size. I am a piano teacher, and I’m always looking for smaller flashcards that we can use in “music” themed games. I do have one issue to point out, however. The stems are going the wrong direction for many of the notes. The rule is middle line or above is down on the left. Notes below the middle line of the staff should have stems up on the right. You have several high C’s and D’s (C5 D5) with the stems going up on the right. The same thing is true of your bass clef notes. I realize that sometimes they are written that way on flashcards, but since part of piano lessons is learning how to read notes and write them correctly, I have always felt it important to teach beginners the correct stem position. Other than that, I will be printing the ones with the correct stem placement and will use them for a game. Thank you.
Thanks so much for letting me know, Laura. I made those adjustments to the printable copy on my website (I changed out the PDF, but not the photos, as that would’ve taken too long), and emailed you a revised flashcards directly. Hope that helps. I’d love it if you’d let your students know they can download a set for themselves at https://www.flandersfamily.info/web/2013/09/22/encouraging-mozart/ !
Thank you so much for responding Jennifer. I really didn’t expect that. I know I’m not the best piano teacher around, but I do try to teach them the correct way to write music notes and composing activities are a part of our lessons as well as music themed games when I use note flashcards. I will certainly pass on the link for the flashcards to my students. Many of them like to have their own sets. Having made many music theory worksheets myself, and I know how much time it takes to create these items. You are much appreciated!
Do you have left hand piano flashcards?
Yes, Kim, I do! I made an expanded list of musical note flashcards several years back. It was a complete oversight that the full printable was not linked in this post. Thanks for bringing that fact to my attention! It is now, so just click on the image in the post to download them all.
Thank you so much for the printable activities. Our daughter is 6 and we are just starting piano lessons!
You’re welcome! Hope she loves playing the piano and sticks with it for life. ?
You rock!! thank you for providing this for free
You’re so welcome, Natalie. Happy to help!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I especially love your piano keys flashcards. These are great too, but I was wondering if you were going to expand on them. It would be so great to have them go at least to the top of the staff, and to have some bass clef too.
That’s a great idea, Jessica! You’ll find a set that covers four full octaves (including bass clef) now linked above.
Thanks so much. I am so excited to get him started with this.
Thanks so much for your blog. Just happen to stumble on it and it’s blessing me so much. I wanted to know if you had suggestions of beginners piano books that you can recommend. My 6 yr old boy loves to sing and we got a little keyboard that we want to have him practice at home with. I have printed your flash cards as well which I will use with him. Blessing and grace be multiplied to you and your family.
Thanks
Alethea
Hi, Alethea. I have a little boy who just turned six and loves to sing, too. He’s using Bastien’s Piano for Young Beginners Primer book right now and absolutely loves it. He played in his first recital just before Christmas. I think you’ll be pleased with the progress he can make in this book.
I was encouraged to see that you have 2 in dental school right now. I’ve been a dentist for over 30 years and still LOVE it! Dentistry has afforded me many opportunities to share my faith using dental services as a means of doing so. I’d be happy to talk with and encourage your children in their dental endeavors!
Glad to hear that, Dr. Joe. My two are home now for Christmas break, so I’ll pass along your good words to them. Thanks for writing, and blessings on your practice!