During the second half of February I made a push to finish almost all of my guitar and ukulele note-reading units, once I had decided on my overall plan of which keys to do and in which order. In my Guitar Note-Reading Method Book I finished Unit 5: The Key of F Major, Unit 6: The Key of E Major, Unit 7: The Key of B Flat Major, and Unit 8: 8th Notes. Similarly, in my Ukulele Note-Reading Method Book I finished Unit 5: The Key of B Flat Major, Unit 6: The Key of A Major, Unit 7: The Key of E Flat Major, and Unit 8: 8th Notes.

I recently also had a realization that if some people are struggling with music theory, it might be because they are having difficulty reading notes on the staff. Music notation can be a barrier between them and the overall music theory concepts, so I created some beginning music theory sheets that use only text. So far, I’ve done a unit on major scales, a unit on (relative) natural minor scales, and a unit on harmonic and melodic minor scales (all up to 3 sharps and 3 flats).

PDFs of all of these materials can be found under the FOR MY STUDENTS tab, on the GUITAR, UKULELE, and MUSIC THEORY pages. As always, please let me know if you use any of these teaching materials with your students, and if you find them helpful, or if you have any questions or comments.