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!

Note Knacks offers several unique products and lesson plans for your students of any age! CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

“One, Two Buckle My Shoe” Lesson With Extensions

I was looking through my Discovering Orff Book by Jane Frazee with Kent Kreuter and stumbled upon a sol mi version of One, Two, Tie My Shoe. I was quite excited, as I had just picked up a copy of the book from the library! I love it when it all comes together….with little effort!! […]

Queen Caroline Extension 2

As promised, here are a few more ideas to engage your students with our “Queen, Queen Caroline” story! Today, after we whispered our names during the “fishy song”, we dug a little deeper and analyzed the 4 voices a bit. Which one was loud, and which one was soft? Which one made our voice go […]

A “Start – Sustain – Stop” Silly Sound Lesson

An important skill to learn in music is to start, sing or play, and stop TOGETHER as a group. This isn’t always easy, as there is always those one or two singers/ players who aren’t watching us and come in late or keep playing when we have ended the piece! My hope is to conquer […]