As a music coach for decades, Teresa Young's superpower is making note-reading skills development fun. (For real!) Use her cheat sheet along with some music-note flash cards to make a timed game of note recognition, for points. 4 minutes works great.

With a teacher or knowledgeable helper as time-keeper and score-keeper, gradually progress up and down the treble and bass staves to ledger lines, over a period of a few weeks. Beat your last score each time to fire up your music-reading skills. First, make it an open book game, then set the cheat sheet aside, picking it up as needed. Next, make sight-reading actual music a game too, keeping it equally light and fun. And take little mental breaks as needed.

After all, learning any language is a neurological process, and music is no different. Using Teresa's enjoyable approach to note recognition, before you know it this foundational skill will become second-nature. Then just keep it fresh. Because, bottom line, use it or lose it absolutely applies to music-reading. The more you read, the better you'll read. So go for it, and have fun!

Wintertime is Jam Time is Teresa Young's fun take on a winter blues tune for kids who sing and play! This simple lead sheet is for voice and guitar, including the vocal melody, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams. A lead sheet for ukulele is available here too, as is a version for voice, piano and guitar. You can also purchase a downloadable audio file of the piano accompaniment. Just search Wintertime is Jam Time Teresa Young to view all four. Then get those young musicians jammin' in their jammies!

Wintertime is Jam Time is Teresa Young's fun take on winter blues for kids who sing and play! Use the song to get young musicians jammin' in their jammies, havin' some wintertime fun, and movin' ever forward musically. This is MP3 serves as a vocal guide. Sheet music for the song is also available here on the site, including one for voice and piano or keyboard and one for voice and ukulele. Just search for Wintertime is Jam Time Teresa Young. It's all good!

Teresa Young's lead sheet for Guns N' Roses' Don't Cry came about in an unusual way for her. Most develop from someone's request, but this time, while listening to her musician son's podcast, she heard him declare Don't Cry an iconic soft song by a hard band. Instant intrigue. One result is this simple map including melody, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams. Teresa's piano-centric arrangement that takes its shapes from Guns N' Roses' guitar riffs is also available here. Its purpose is to allow piano-based ensembles or bands to interpret the song with a vocalist. It includes guitar chord diagrams. Teresa's arrangement of Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics) for piano, voice and guitar is available here too, as is a simple lead sheet of melody, lyrics, and guitar chords for Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics). Just search Don't Cry Teresa Young to view all.

Teresa Young's lead sheet for Guns N' Roses' Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics) came about in an unusual way for her. Most develop from someone's request, but this time, while listening to her musician son's podcast, she heard him declare Don't Cry an iconic soft song by a hard band. Instant intrigue. One result is this simple map that includes melody, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams. Teresa's piano-centric arrangement that takes its shapes from Guns N' Roses' guitar riffs is also available here. Its purpose is to allow piano-based ensembles or bands to interpret the song with a vocalist. It includes guitar chord diagrams. Teresa's arrangement of Don't Cry with original lyrics for piano, voice and guitar is available here too, as is a simple lead sheet of melody, lyrics, and guitar chords for that version. Just search Don't Cry Teresa Young to view all.

Teresa Young's arrangement of the Beach Boys' classic Little Saint Nick came about the same way most of hers do, because a student requested it. It's this particular young man's favorite holiday song! This arrangement is in the user-friendly key of C major, and includes left hand block chords, right hand melody, piano fingerings, and guitar chord diagrams. Teresa's arrangement in the Beach Boys' key of G is available here too. Just search Little Saint Nick Teresa Young to see both.

Teresa Young's arrangement of Guns N' Roses' Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics) came about in an unusual way for her. Most develop from someone's request, but this time, while listening to her musician son's podcast, she heard him declare Don't Cry an iconic soft song by a hard band. Instant intrigue. The result is this piano-centric arrangement that takes its shapes from Guns N' Roses' guitar riffs. Its purpose is to allow piano-based ensembles or bands to interpret the song with a vocalist. It includes guitar chord diagrams. Teresa's arrangement of Don't Cry with original lyrics for piano, voice and guitar is available here too, as is a simple lead sheet of melody, lyrics and guitar chords for both Don't Cry and Don't Cry (Alternate Lyrics). Just search Don't Cry Teresa Young to view all.

Teresa Young's 2-page easy piano arrangement of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer is custom designed for your holiday enjoyment. In the user-friendly key of G, the right hand melody is very singable for your guests to join in! And the piece includes piano fingerings. Teresa's other arrangement here adds guitar chord diagrams. Just search Rudolph Teresa Young to see both.

Christmas is All Around from Love Actually is a family fave of arranger Teresa Young's motley crew, so now this lead sheet will support her family jam and yours this holiday season! This version is in the user-friendly key of D. (If you like, you can capo your guitar on the 3rd fret to play in Billy Mack's key of F.) And Teresa's arrangement in the key of F is here too. Just search Christmas is All Around Teresa Young to see both. Each one includes vocal melody, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams. Enjoy, and rock the Christmas love!

Teresa Young's arrangement of the hauntingly beautiful African-American hymn (Sometimes I Feel Like a) Motherless Child for piano and voice is spare but powerful. Set in G minor, the piano accompaniment sets the mood and complements the sung melody rather than doubling it. The left-hand part uses the lowest register of the piano, helping to convey the heavy weight of this lament first sung unaccompanied by enslaved workers in the American South. Teresa's version in A minor is available here too. Just search Motherless Child Teresa Young to see both.

Teresa Young's piano-guitar-vocal arrangement of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer is custom designed for your holiday enjoyment. In the user-friendly key of G, the right hand melody is very singable for your guests to join in! The 3-page piece includes piano fingerings and requires only one page-turn. Teresa's other arrangement here, for just easy piano and voice, is only 2 pages, so no page-turn. And it includes piano fingerings. Just search Rudolph Teresa Young to see both.

Teresa Young's arrangement of Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) is for talented young singers and their accompanists. It showcases the singer's ability to carry the melody without doubling in the piano part. As a recital piece it will no doubt elicit some tears. :) This arrangement is in Judy Garland's key of Ab. Teresa Young's version for higher female voices in the key of C is also available here on the site.

This MP3 is arranger Teresa Young's piano accompaniment for her upbeat little version of this classic traditional. It's designed for young singers or groups, and for intermediate pianists of any age. The sheet music is also available here on the site. Just search for This Little Light of Mine Teresa Young. As an instructional piece, the piano accompaniment includes fingerings. Enjoy letting your light shine!

Wintertime is Jam Time is Teresa Young's fun take on a winter blues tune for kids who sing and play! This version is for voice and ukulele. A version for voice and piano or keyboard is also available here. Get those young musicians jammin' in their jammies, havin' some wintertime fun, and movin' ever forward musically. It's all good!

Teresa Young's Spirit Psalm is an exuberant piece based on Psalm 104. It features an easily singable refrain for maximum participation, modern SATB harmony on the refrain, four short verses for soloists, and a rousing piano accompaniment. It's especially effective on any occasion celebrating young people.