Learning Aids and Materials

Music Magnetic Board
Music Flashcards (Hal Leonard)
Muso Music Flash Cards
Rhythm Practice Card
Music Note Dice
Major and Minor Scale Picture Workbook
Essential Elements and Exercises for Aural Tests

General Learning Aids

Music Magnetic Board

For those who can read music, I would recommend that you get this to help your child in learning. This is because a magnetic board is much more flexible than using notecards – there is no need to shuffle or search for the correct card; just move the note up or down on the stave, and students can learn intervals more effectively using this board.
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Music Flashcards (Hal Leonard)

These cards are very useful in learning note-reading, music terms and rhythm.
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Muso Music Flash Cards

This is actually similar to the Hal Leonard flashcards but they are of better quality, waterproof, and comes with a key-ring for easy sorting.
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Rhythm Practice Card

This is a fun way to learn to clap and identify different rhythmic patterns. You can either combine different rhythmic patterns into 4 beats and clap the rhythm, or get someone to clap a 4-beat rhythm and for you to identify by flipping to the correct cards.
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Music Note Dice

This is a fun and engaging way to start beginners in note reading. Simply throw the dice and get the student to identify/play the note.
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Learning Materials for Supporting Tests

Major & Minor Scale Picture Workbook

by Glenna Battson

These workbooks provide an interesting and fun way for students to learn and remember the structure of each scale using by cartoons to represent each scale. Students follow a worksheet format designed to help them discover, then remember, scale notes and fingering. Click on each thumbnail above to see the contents of the book.
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Essential Elements & Exercises for Aural Tests (Grade 5-8)

by Emeritus Professor Edward Ho

Very often, teachers do not have enough time during lesson to prepare students adequately for aural tests, especially for higher grades (test C/D) where aural exercises can be rather time-consuming. Furthermore, the student is unable to practice by themselves without the teacher as the teacher needs to play the exercises for them to hear. With these supplementary exercises for aural, students are able to practice aural test by themselves and check with the answers provided. With more than 40 musical excerpts for test C/D, these books would provide the student with more than adequate practice in aural.
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Essential Elements & Exercises for Aural Tests Grade 4
Essential Elements & Exercises for Aural Tests Grade 5
Essential Elements & Exercises for Aural Tests Grade 6
Essential Elements & Exercises for Aural Tests Grade 7
Essential Elements & Exercises for Aural Tests Grade 8

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