Give your students a fun, focused way to develop active listening skills.
Visual Listening Cards help students listen with purpose by identifying musical elements like tempo, dynamics, articulation, and more.
Great for group classes. Students engage by sorting or eliminating what they hear, turning listening into an interactive experience.
Printed on cardstock and laminated for durability, these cards are a practical, reusable tool for building thoughtful, engaged listeners in your studio.
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The 10-page download includes seven different color-coded categories:
- Tempo (Fast, slow | Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro)
- Meter (Duple, triple)
- Dynamics (Soft, Loud | Pianissimo, Piano, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte, Fortissimo)
- Articulation (Separated, Connected | Non-Legato, Legato, Staccato, Accent)
- Tonality (Major, Minor)
- Mood (Happy, Excited, Sad, Calm, Mysterious, Angry, Other)
- Register (High, Middle, Low)
This download is a Single-Teacher Studio License. You may save the file on your computer and print as many copies as needed for use with your own students, for life. You do not have permission to:
- Alter, modify, create derivative works, or publicly display any part of this resource.
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