Note Knacks® is the simple hands-on method for making music literacy accessible to all!

I love it! I love it! Getting 5th graders who don’t want to do anything – but they will use these! Note Knacks have brought some new joy to my class and my teaching!” – Josh Bradford, Ft. Worth ISD, TX

The Note Knacks® method is taught in dozens of school systems, including:

Atlanta Public Schools, GA

Birmingham City Schools, AL

Boston Public Schools, MA

Chatham-Savannah County Public Schools, GA

Clayton County Public Schools, GA

Cypress Fairbanks ISD, TX

Dallas ISD, TX

Decatur City Schools, GA

Denver Public Schools, CO

El Paso ISD, TX

Fort Worth ISD, TX

Hamilton County Schools, TN

Marietta City Schools, GA

Paulding County Schools, GA

Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools, NC

Ysleta ISD, TX

….just to name a few!

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The songs have been chosen. Instrument and speaking parts have been assigned. Every grade level has been practicing and will continue to do so. Everything is set… but you still feel like the concert needs a little more pizzazz. Well, isn’t a little more pizzazz always a good thing? The go-to additions are usually movements […]

Dice Games for Fun

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10 Morning Messages That Make the First 5 Minutes of Music Class Count!

When I was in graduate school, I did my student teaching in a first- and second-grade looped class. This meant that students would have the same teacher for both first and second grades. Although this teaching model has both positives and negatives, I learned a great deal about how to accommodate multiple learning levels. I […]

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