Musical Christmas Card Activity

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In the final week of lessons for the year, after our big Christmas Festival concert is wrapped up, I like to unwind from the intensity of the last few weeks of concert prep and change up our usual lesson plan. 

During this final week of lessons for the calendar year, we usually play through our holiday playlists (using Wendy Stevens' Seasonal Songs to Share resource), maybe take a video of a favorites to share via the studio’s social media pages, and make a music centered holiday craft! This year for our craft I mocked up a quick Christmas Card, and I’m sharing a free template below in case anyone else would like to use it!

Students will be filling in the music notes for the melody of the opening phrase of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ and can decorate the card in any way they like beyond that. I picked up some festive colored envelopes, and just like that we’ve got a simple lesson activity that can be kept or gifted depending on each student’s preference! 


If you’d like to make these cards too, download the template here, then:
  • Print on your preferred card stock
  • Cut the page down the middle so you have two cards per printed page
  • Fold the two cards
  • Finally, use the guides to fill in the notes! (And don’t forget to think about the rhythm 😉). 
Sizing note - if printed on 8.5x11” paper, these cards will be 4.25x5.5” and fit in standard 4.375x 5.75” invitation envelopes, like these.