Notebusters improves sight-reading skills through timed exercises and repetition. Our workbooks consists of notes that frequently occur in musical pieces but without patterns. Teaching students to quickly identify random notes along the staff increases their ability to sight-read. Every five exercises, students are challenged to play the notes from that day’s exercise on their instrument of choice which increases muscle memory and further improves sight-reading skills.

The Notebusters Workbook Series has workbooks specifically designed for beginning and intermediate music students learning to play the piano, guitar, and violin. The Complete Edition covers over 30 notes and is also great for students learning the bass, flute, trumpet, ukulele, or recorder. Compare our music workbooks and view sample exercises to find the right edition for you here.

Yes! Notebusters is a supplemental tool that pairs well with music theory books and other materials designed to help students learn to play music. Most music theory books only provide students a few pages of note identification exercises before moving on to more difficult concepts. Without fully grasping the basics, students can become frustrated and lose interest in playing music. Supplementing a standard music theory book with Notebusters is a great way to improve fundamentals through systemic practice. Our workbooks are dedicated solely to note-reading exercises making them a must-have supplemental workbook for all beginning music students.

Notebusters is designed to keep students engaged and interested, and allows students (and their teachers) to monitor progress with an easy-to-track scoring system that creates accountability. Notebusters’ music workbooks are broken into multiple sections that increase in difficulty as the student develops, and exposes them to the optimal number and range of notes during their progression. Exercises are printed like standard sheet music and can be easily placed on a piano or music stand so students can practice on their instrument of choice.

Yes! View sample note-reading exercises and compare our workbooks here. You can also download a free treble clef PDF exercise pack by signing up for our email newsletter.

Notebusters is intended for beginning to intermediate music students, but musicians that need to freshen up on their note and sight-reading skills can also benefit. Notebusters’ exercises are fun, simple, and quick (1 minute), so students of all ages (and attention spans) can benefit.

Created by a music teacher for music teachers, we strive to serve our own kind. We offer discounts to teachers looking to supplement their lesson plans with Notebusters. Contact us at [email protected] for bulk discounts on orders of 3 or more workbooks for your students.

We also sell electronic exercises for educators on our Teachers Pay Teachers store and you can visit our Music Teacher page for additional resources.

Notebusters is available through most major distributors (Ingram, Baker & Taylor, etc.) however, we offer deeper discounts than most distributors at quantities starting as low as 5 workbooks. Contact us at [email protected] for pricing information.