Hey, I’m Chase.

Chase Jamison holding a conducting baton in his studio

I’m Chase Jamison, the creator behind Mad Music and a full-time YouTuber at Mad Music Band. Before doing this full-time, I spent 10 years as a music educator. I’ve taught everything from 5th grade beginner band to high school band, as well as percussion ensembles, jazz bands, marching bands, drumlines, show choir pits, and musical pit. I’ve even dabbled in high school chorus and elementary general music. Oh yea, and music technology.

Mad Music started with a problem in my own classroom. My beginning band students weren’t just learning how to play their instruments—they were learning to read notes and connect those notes to fingerings, all at once.

Chase Jamison holding a clarinet and pointing to it

I wanted worksheets that connected those skills, with parts written specifically for each instrument. I couldn’t find quite what I had in mind, so I started making them.

I shared an early version with a Facebook group of band directors. People liked it, and they gave me plenty of feedback—including a helpful reminder that oboe and bassoon players exist. Who knew…

That first set grew into the First 5 Notes worksheets, then more levels, scales, fingering charts, and other classroom resources. I created everything from scratch, including the fingering charts, notes, ledger lines, and formatting. I got REALLY into design. Not because I wanted to, but because I wanted to do it right.

One detail mattered to me from the beginning: matching worksheets should work together across instruments, so you could use them with individual students, sections, or the whole band. I wanted them to be easy to learn. Easy to teach.

Chase demonstrating the Cheat Beats drum set cards

Today, Mad Music includes my YouTube channel, Sight Reading Shed practice videos, printable teaching materials, and Mad miniFM. The projects have grown, but they’re still rooted in that classroom experience and my interest in helping people learn, practice, and enjoy making music.

Thank you for using my resources and supporting this work. Whether you’ve downloaded a free worksheet, watched a video, or bought something from the store, you’ve helped me keep making more. I hope my work makes your life easier, your teaching better, and your students stronger musicians.

Stay Mad,
Chase Jamison

Want to chat? Send a message to contact@madmusic.band.