Stave House Levels 1 & 2

Join our growing community of teachers inspiring children to have fun, whilst learning to read, write and play music!

Stave House Levels 1 & 2

provides children with...

  • Skills for Life

    We equip children as young as 2 yrs with skills that enable them to become independent musicians

  • Accredited Awards

    Children can gain take Stave House music awards accredited by the London College of Music

  • Confidence in Musical Theory

    Stave House allows primary aged children to gain a deep understanding of complex musical theory.

How does it work?

  • Sign up and receive your board and magnets through the post (shipping fees may apply if overseas)

  • Complete the self-paced training course with bite-sized video lessons

  • Book your 30min one-to-one support session with founder, Ruth Travers at any point during your training

  • Book your assessment to become a licensed Stave House Level 1 teacher

Course curriculum

  • 1

    An Introduction to Stave House and it's creator

  • 2

    Module 1: Who Lives in Stave House?

    • Class warm up

    • Here is a House (Song 🎵)

    • Introducing the characters

    • Introducing Characters - Additional Games

    • Introducing the Note Sounds

    • Whose Name (Song 🎵)

    • Elaine's E and the Chime Bars

    • Introducing the Chime Bars

    • Are you there? 🎵

    • Memory Game

  • 3

    Module 2: Friends of Stave House

    • Introducing the friends

    • Introducing Dunstan the Dragon

    • Dunstan the Dragon 🐲 (Song 🎵)

    • Introducing Sea Searcher C

    • Sea Searcher C (Song 🎵)

    • High & Low C

    • Bee - note sound B

    • Bee's Song (Song 🎵)

  • 4

    Module 3: Meet the Rhythm Family

    • Father Crochet

    • Mother Minim

    • I can clap/play in time

    • I Can Clap in Time (Song🎵)

    • Uncle Semibreve

    • Meet the Rhythm Family (Song 🎵)

  • 5

    Module 4: Visitors to Stave House

    • Note builder E (low E)

  • 6

    Module 5: Reading Music

    • Matching Stave House to standard notation

    • Sight reading

    • Before I Count to Three (Song 🎵)

  • 7

    Classroom ensemble music using 2 or 3 notes on chime bars with easy Piano melody for the teacher

    • Polly put the kettle on - 1 note

    • Row the boat - one note

    • Tipperary -3 note accomp

    • Tipperary-piano melody

    • Hall of the Mountain King Chime bar accomp

    • Hall of the Mountain King teacher's easy melody

    • 2 note accomp to Good King Wenceslas - D and Seasearcher C

    • Good King Wenceslas easy teacher's piano part

    • Hot Cross buns - 2 note chime bar accomp

    • Hot cross Buns teacher's easy piano part

    • Piano Melody Wallace and Gromit Theme -Audio

    • Sheet Music for 2 note Accomp to Wallace and Gromit Theme in C major

    • Simple piano sheet Music for teachers -Wallace and Gromit theme

  • 8

    Introduction to Level 2

    • Welcome to Stave House Level 2

    • Reinforcing Level 1

  • 9

    Level 2, Module 1: New Songs to Build on Characters that Live on the Stave

    • Amos in Africa (Song 🎵)

    • Elaine the Elephant (Song 🎵)

    • Amos the Ant song

    • Amos The Ant Song Piano Only

  • 10

    Level 2, Module 2: New Note Character

    • Notebuilder

    • Notebuilder Song - video to use in class

    • Simple Notebuilder Song

    • Notebuilder Song Audio

  • 11

    Level 2, Module 3 : New Rhythm Characters

    • Level 1 Rhythm Characters Recap

    • Meet the Quaver Twins

    • Mother Minim and her Dog

    • Learning the Rhythm Value (moving around the room)

    • Adding Counts and Making Patterns

  • 12

    Level 2, Module 4: High and Low notes

    • High and Low Notes

    • Dunstan the Disco Dragon (Song 🎵)

    • High Low Song (Octaves)

    • High and Low audio

    • High and Low song

  • 13

    Level 2, Module 5: Making 3 and 5 Note Tunes

    • Importance of Learning Notes & Rhythm at the Same Time - 3 and 5 note tune

  • 14

    Level 2, Module 6: Standard Notation

    • Never Write Notes Above the Stave

    • Sight Reading

    • Matching Standard Notation with Stave House Characters - Game and worksheets

  • 15

    Downloadable Teaching Resources

    • Teachers Manual (inc Scores & lyrics)

    • Checklists

    • Teachers Manual (L1&2)

    • Course Level 1 & 2 Students Book

  • 16

    Bonus Material

    • Class Warm-Up

    • Additional activity pack

    • Dunstan - Poem format

    • SMART board Level 1

    • SMART board level 2

    • 'Here is a House' *Sign Supported*

  • 17

    Entering Children For Awards

    • Entering children for Awards

    • Assessment Example Level 1

    • Assessment Example Level 2

    • Ruth talks to teachers about preparing for the awards -Live course

  • 18

    Congratulations! You've finished the Level 1 & 2 training! Now book your completion assessment

    • Congratulations! What now?

    • Starting your Stave House teaching

    • Other methods and terminology

    • And finally...

  • 19

    Why not Continue your Stave House training ?

    • If you teach the piano you will find Stave House level 3 invaluable ..

We've included ALL of this in the training!

  • Video training delivered by Stave House creator

  • Stave House board & magnet set (shipping fees apply overseas)

  • Teachers Manual

  • Downloadable mp3s of Stave House songs

  • Students handbook for reproduction

  • Sheet music and lyrics

  • 30 min 1-2-1 training session with Ruth Travers

Bonus material

Included in your training at NO extra cost

  • Downloadable activities

    Extra activities from colouring sheets to themed puzzles for use in the classroom.

  • Smart board files

    SMART files of the Stave House board and characters allowing you to use the Stave House method with your SMARTboard.

  • Signed supported song tutorial

    Sign supported 'play & go' instructional video allowing staff and children with no knowledge of signing to participate in a group musical activity.

What others say

about Stave House...

Professor John Howard

Chief examiner for LCM

In my many years of working in music education, I have had experience of all the best known systems for music learning with very young children. I can truthfully, and enthusiastically, say that Stave House is the most impressive of all. Here are some of the reasons: children love the content and the wonderful materials; it is a comprehensive and integrate learning system, which starts at the beginning, and extends upwards in a seamless manner; it teaches notation, sight reading and playing, encourages creativity, and unites performance with musical literacy. Overall, it enables children to have access to the language of music, something they will use throughout their lives.

Marion Rourke

Maths Teacher, Bishops Primary School, Essex

This course has lifted a veil on many musical mysteries! It’s a well thought out method which builds on good pedagogical practise. The whole of the country (world) should adopt this method!

Wendy Compson

Educational Consultant

Stave House is a method designed purely around the child. Their imagination is ignited by the stories surrounding the characters. The approach allows students of a very young age to grasp advanced musical learnings, giving them an unrivalled skillset and strong foundation on which to build their musical ability.

Alex Sherry

MMS Shanghai

What makes Stave House stand out from other music programs is that while it helps children gain a sense of rhythm and build their musical ear, it also emphasizes reading music from the page. Your child will not only be able to read simple melodies within three months but will also have the confidence to continue going further”

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