(cards were lost in spring 2016 website transition – I have the files but they’re not currently loading – hoping to get them back before long!)

Here are some cards you can print out, cut up and use for note naming games, flash cards, quizzes, etc. They can be printed on standard paper, or to make them a bit fancier print on photo paper or card stock, print the reverse side with the blue bird backs (or design your own back!), cut with a paper cutter (do trim the edges slightly to get the size uniform, if you’re going the fancy route) and you’re off! You might wish to begin with just a few cards – I recommend starting with the lower B, A, and G for flutists – or you/your child may be ready for more. If you select 13 of each color (same notes for each color), you can play many versions of standard card games, with just slight variations to include note naming (try “War,” “Go Fish,” “Crazy Eights.” Let me know if you’d like me to post some other ideas or explanations! To get started, just click on a picture below and print the pdf that comes up! (By the way, in case you’re a non-reader – the first note on each page is an F – they then go up one step at a time in the “music alphabet” (through G) – left to right – so “F, G, A, B, next line C, D, etc. The bottom line adds in the optional high and low notes: third octave D, then low E, D, and C). Enjoy!

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(Please note: March 2014 links from the pictures were found to have altered with internet upgrades; March 2014 update includes the list above with links to 8.5×11″ pdf. Pictures at right and below give you the idea, but word links will give the accurately sized document – many thanks to those who point out needs for corrections/updates on this web site!).