Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Activity Kit, Complete Cover Image

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Activity Kit, Complete: Book

$54.99 USD
$54.99 USD
Skip to product information
Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Activity Kit, Complete Cover Image
Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Activity Kit, Complete: Book

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Activity Kit, Complete: Book

By Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, and Morton Manus

Item: 00-26327
$54.99
Shipped

One moment…

Description
Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the available ear-training CDs (sold separately), and test your knowledge with a review that completes each unit.

The Teacher's Activity Kit Complete for Volumes 1-3 includes five reproducible activities and one test for each of the 18 units in Volumes 1-3 of the Student Books. The wide variety of activities includes Music Crossword Puzzles, Note Naming, Matching Games, Musical Math, Word Scrambles, and others for a total of 90 Activities and 18 Tests in all. There is also one Test per Unit that covers all the theory concepts introduced in that Unit. Each reproducible page includes scoring boxes to help the instructor grade the page.

The complete line of Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory includes Student Books, a Teacher's Answer Key, Ear-Training CDs, Double Bingo games, Flash Cards, Reproducible Teacher's Activity Kits, and interactive software for students and teachers in private study, studio and network environments.

Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Activity Kit, Complete: Book isn't in MakeMusic Cloud just yet...but it could be. Let us know you'd like to see it, and you'll help shape what comes next. In the meantime, start a free trial and dive into thousands of interactive titles your students can play along with today.

Request This Title

Tell us you want it.

Start Your Free Trial

Explore everything that's ready to play right now.
Sample Pages

Sample Audio
No sample audio found.
Sample Video
No sample videos found.
Additional Details
Series: Essentials of Music Theory
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 144
ISBN10: 0-7390-4433-8
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-4433-9
UPC: 038081291093
SKU: 00-26327

More about this title

About the Author: Karen Farnum Surmani

Karen Farnum Surmani

Karen Farnum Surmani holds positions as Early Childhood Acquisition Editor and Vocal Masterworks Editor at Alfred Music, bringing decades of classroom and performance experience to her writing. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University, Northridge, and a Master's in Music Education from the University of Southern California, with credentials in both general music teaching and Orff-Schulwerk methodology. Her career spans elementary, middle, and university instruction, and she maintains an active private voice studio alongside her publishing work.

Beyond Essentials of Music Theory, Surmani has authored Teach Yourself to Sing and Singing 101, co-created the Sing at First Sight series, and contributed to Classroom Music for Little Mozarts. She is an active member of OAKE, MENC, the Orff-Schulwerk Association, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children, reflecting her commitment to research-based music pedagogy across developmental stages.

Why we love this

Ninety reproducible activities plus eighteen unit tests means you spend less time creating supplemental materials and more time teaching the concepts that matter. The variety of activity types (crosswords, matching games, musical math, word scrambles) keeps students engaged across different learning styles and keeps theory instruction from feeling repetitive.

What to expect

Structured and purposeful without being rigid. The activities feel like actual problem-solving rather than busywork; students discover how notation, intervals, and harmonic concepts connect. The variety keeps the pace fresh across 18 units, and the clear rubrics ground feedback in specific, measurable outcomes.

Who it's for

This kit serves teachers using Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory, Volumes 1-3, in private studios, school settings, or homeschool contexts. It works equally well for classroom teachers introducing music fundamentals to general music students and for studio teachers reinforcing theory concepts with instrumental or vocal students.

How to get the most out of it

  • Assign activities strategically rather than sequentially; pair crossword puzzles with units covering vocabulary-heavy concepts and save matching games for when students need to connect symbols to sounds.
  • Use the activity format as a diagnostic tool. If students struggle with a particular puzzle type, it signals which learning modality needs reinforcement in your next lesson.
  • Front-load the unit test strategically. Some teachers administer it at mid-unit to identify gaps early, then assign targeted activities before the final assessment.

How to use it

Assign activities as homework to reinforce each unit's concepts, or use them as in-class independent work while you circulate through a studio or classroom. The unit tests offer a formal assessment option that complements the student book's review sections and helps track student mastery before moving forward.

Skills your students will build

  • Music staff notation reading and writing
  • Clef identification (treble, bass, alto)
  • Interval recognition and construction
  • Chord naming and identification
  • Rhythm notation and meter comprehension
  • Key signature recognition
  • Listening discrimination across music theory concepts
  • Vocabulary retention in music language

You May Also Like