Creative Resources for Music Making

Team members on staff at PMT use various materials to support learners of all abilities.

The following linked resources are helpful during music therapy treatment and music lessons...

1. Dry erase markers that are color coded for musical instruments. For example, red is used for C.
2. Removable tape to create your own dry erased colors on musical instruments like a digital piano.
3. Pre-colored sticker dots of various sizes to apply on musical instruments or sheet music.
4. Set of resonator bells that are color coded for pitches. For example, orange is D.
5. Set of resonator bells that play easier when being hand held. The pitch coloring pairs with the general color scheme of C=red, D=orange, etc.
6. Set of diatonic Boomwhacker instruments that can be color coded. Two pitches are uniquely colored: sol G and la ​A.

Dry Erase Marker Set

Dry Erase Tape

Color Dot Stickers

Resonator Bell Set

Resonator Chime Bar Set

Boomwhacker Set

Miriam Tart, MMT, MT-BC recently arranged songbooks with color coding on the treble clef staff. Check out those digital resources available for purchase at $12/volume. They're categorized by genres of 1980's Decade, 1990's Decade, Rap, Rock, Religious, Pop and Country and include simplified rhythmic notation. They pair perfectly for desk bells and hand bells. Note that Boomwhackers include altered colors for G & A pitches.

We hope these linked resource are useful for you and your loved ones making music and creating sound with colorful resources!