Heather Rathnau

The Theory Time Level A workbook is a pre-music reader that teaches many concepts without the use of a staff. Students will learn high & low, left-hand & right-hand, music alphabet, finger numbers, two & three black-key groups on a keyboard, line & space notes, drawing & counting quarter, half & wholes notes and soft & loud. This workbook is for an early-beginning student and is the official study material for the Level A theory test in the NFMC Festivals theory-testing program.

The Theory Time Level B workbook is a pre-music reader that teaches left-hand & right-hand, keyboard geography, high & low, up & down, two & three black-key groups, music alphabet on a keyboard, finger numbers, letters & notes, drawing & counting quarter, half & whole notes on a line & in a space, counting quarter rests, staff, direction of a musical line, highest note and soft & loud. This workbook is for an early-beginning student and is the official study material for the Level B theory test in the NFMC Festivals theory-testing program.

Theory Time Primer Level workbook is perfect for a Kindergarten student or young 1st or 2nd grader! Staff sizes are large to accommodate fine-motor skills in this 59-page “theory fundamental" level workbook. Concepts include: Keyboard drill, high, middle & low, up & down, music alphabet, introduction to the staff, dynamics, line & space notes, steps & skips on a keyboard/staff, repeated notes, treble clef lines & spaces, bass clef lines & spaces, quarter note & rest, half note & rest, whole note & rest, dotted half note, rhythm drill (no time signature), ear-training, review test.

This 46-page reproducible workbook is intended for use with students younger than five, very young accelerated learners, and is adapted to suit all learning styles. Five concepts are covered in tiny increments: keyboard geography, music alphabet, keyboard & music alphabet, hands and finger names & numbers.

Theory Time’s Pre-Primer B level 75-page reproducible workbook focuses on the precise use of language terms and the accuracy and timing of verbal instruction matching physical instruction is vital to prevent inaccurate statements leading to confusion. This packet, adapted to all learning styles, uses precise language and instructions to assist you as a teacher.The concepts covered include: position & movement, music alphabet and keyboard geography, position on the keyboard, absolute & relative, up & down, below & above, horizontal movement on the keyboard, moving up & down, definitions & correlation of concepts & terms, Fun Sheets, and teacher guide.

Theory Time’s Pre-Primer C reproducible, 56-page workbook, focuses on basic note-reading skills and offers a unique answer to teaching note reading to very young students. This workbook, adapted to all learning styles, shows how a rotated keyboard can become the lines and spaces of the grand staff, thus solving the dilemma of teaching note reading from the perspective of traditional hand positions. Students learn from the very beginning that the grand staff is really just one big staff and the music alphabet is continuously repeated, line-space-line-space. Middle C is the natural division between the treble and bass staves. Emphasis is also placed upon the concepts of HIGH and LOW as the words relate to both location and sound.

Theory Time’s reproducible Pre-primer D is a 50-page workbook that presents the basic elements of rhythm, how to draw notes, stems, and rests through time signatures, measures, counting and dynamics (loud & soft). Types of notes include quarter, half, dotted half and whole. Rests include quarter, half and whole. Worksheets can all be enlarged for the very young students with all learning styles who need extra practice in developing the fine motor skills needed to write notes and rests legibly. Visual and aural recognition and understanding of what is meant by a steady beat are emphasized. Students are given written examples to complete and asked to tap and clap simple rhythm patterns.

This packet of reproducible worksheets is intended to use with a kindergarten classroom music class with limited music theory knowledge. Answer booklet included!

Theory Time Grade One theory workbook is ideal for beginning level 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade students. This is a 51-page “theory fundamental" level workbook. Concepts include: music alphabet, introduction to keyboard, introduction to the staff, stem rule, steps & skips on a keyboard/staff, repeated notes, dynamics, treble clef lines & spaces, bass clef lines & spaces, quarter note & rest, half note & rest, whole note & rest, dotted half note, measures, bar lines, double bar line, time signatures, rhythm drill, vocabulary, ear-training and review test.

This packet of reproducible worksheets is intended to use with a first grade classroom music class with limited music theory knowledge. Answer booklet included!

This fun reproducible packet correlates with concepts covered in the Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grade Elementary Reproducible Curriculum packets.

This is a “Theory Fundamental” level workbook. Older beginners, older than age 8, should consider using the Bronze Medallion workbook (see the Medallion Series video on the home page). Many concepts are repeated and reviewed in each of the “Theory Fundamental” levels. This is to ensure that a firm foundation is set. Concepts include: Music alphabet, keyboard drill, staff, stem rule, steps, skips, repeated notes, dynamics, drawing the treble & bass clef, treble & bass clef lines and spaces, quarter note & rest, half note & rest, whole note & rest, dotted half note, introduction to two-8th notes (beamed), measures, bar lines, double bar line, time signatures, rhythm drill, sharps & flats, vocabulary, ear-training, review test (51 pages, 14 Lessons, 8 Fun Sheets).

The Theory Time Medallion Series Bronze, 67-page workbook, covers the fundamentals of music theory. By working through the Bronze workbook, a student will cover concepts presented in Primer through Grade Three of the original workbook series. Upon completion of the Bronze workbook, the student will be ready to start the Grade Four workbook in the original Workbook Series or the Silver workbook in the Medallion Series.

This packet of reproducible worksheets is intended to use with a second grade classroom music class with limited music theory knowledge. Answer booklet included!

This is a “Theory Fundamental” level workbook. Older beginners, older than age 8, should consider using the Bronze Medallion workbook. Many concepts are repeated and reviewed in each of the “Theory Fundamental” levels.

This packet of reproducible worksheets is intended to use with a third grade classroom music class that has covered the material already presented in the previous Elementary reproducible packets. Answer booklet included!

This packet, along with MS/HS 1B, is what you want to use for a Middle School or High School beginning band, choir, orchestra or theory class. Concepts include: Pre-test, introduction to treble, bass, alto & tenor clefs, stem rule, notation, note drill in the 4 clefs, time signatures, rhythm drill (quarter note, half note, dotted half note, whole note, two beamed-8th notes, and rests), intervals (unison through octave), ear-training and teacher ear-training guide. Answer booklet included!

This packet, along with MS/HS 1A, is what you want to use for a Middle School or High School beginning band, choir, orchestra or theory class. Concepts include: Introduction to keyboard, whole & half steps, major scales & key signatures through 2 sharps & flats, drills in treble, bass, alto & tenor clefs, sight singing, ear-training, teacher ear-training guide, post-test. Answer booklet included!

This packet complements the MS/HS 1A reproducible curriculum packet. The packet includes 6 quizzes, 3 tests, 5 ear-training quizzes, 3 ear-training tests and one comprehensive final. Answer Sheets and ear-training guides are also included. Written by Heather Rathnau, NCTM.

This packet complements the MS/HS 1B reproducible curriculum packet. The packet includes 6 quizzes, 3 tests, 3 ear-training quizzes, 2 ear-training tests and one comprehensive final. See the MS/HS 1B curriculum packet for concepts covered. Answer Sheets and ear-training guides are also included. Written by Heather Rathnau, NCTM.

A beginning theory student should consider using the Bronze Medallion workbook prior to Grade Four to be sure theory fundamentals are solid. Grade Four is an early intermediate level workbook.

Theory Time Grade Five workbook is an early intermediate comprehensive theory workbook. Intended for students who have completed Theory Time Grade Four or Medallion Series Bronze level and includes lots of rhythm drills!

This packet of reproducible worksheets is intended to use with a fourth grade classroom music class that has covered the material already presented in the previous Elementary reproducible packets. Answer booklet included!

This packet, along with MS/HS 2B, is what you want to use for a Middle School or High School band, choir, orchestra or theory class that has already learned the ‘basics’. Concepts include: Pre-test, stem rule, note drill in treble, bass, alto & tenor clefs, ledger lines, rhythm drill (quarter through whole note, dotted quarters, dotted 8ths, 16ths and rests), note groupings (3/4 and 6/8), writing counts, conducting patterns, simple & compound meter, melodic & harmonic intervals, ear-training, teacher ear-training guide. Answer booklet included!