Comments on: Time for Some Pictures! http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/04/30/time-for-some-pictures/ inspiring creativity in music education Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Migna http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/04/30/time-for-some-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-115256 Migna Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:16:23 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=733#comment-115256 I hate saying "you need to try that again...and again...and again" and nothing improves because they're not focusing. So here's a game I play, similar to the penny game that helps them intensely focus on what they're doing. I will put a little toy frog, dinosaur, dog or whatever I have on hand if I'm at their home, and place it on the last 5-6 7 keys (or however many you choose). Each time they play the measure/s section PERFECTLY, they may move ahead. If they make a mistake, they must move back. I have them move it forward or back themselves. It seems to "hurt" more and they have to reposition their hands again. Sometimes I have the frog jump on the last 5 black keys. Goal is to have the marker go off the piano. A 6 year old student of mine told me how his sister put a pretty rock they use, on the first low white key and she made him practice 2 measures until he got it perfectly 66 times! I hate saying “you need to try that again…and again…and again” and nothing improves because they’re not focusing. So here’s a game I play, similar to the penny game that helps them intensely focus on what they’re doing. I will put a little toy frog, dinosaur, dog or whatever I have on hand if I’m at their home, and place it on the last 5-6 7 keys (or however many you choose). Each time they play the measure/s section PERFECTLY, they may move ahead. If they make a mistake, they must move back. I have them move it forward or back themselves. It seems to “hurt” more and they have to reposition their hands again. Sometimes I have the frog jump on the last 5 black keys. Goal is to have the marker go off the piano. A 6 year old student of mine told me how his sister put a pretty rock they use, on the first low white key and she made him practice 2 measures until he got it perfectly 66 times!

]]> By: Kathy http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/04/30/time-for-some-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-109979 Kathy Fri, 14 May 2010 12:04:23 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=733#comment-109979 Did you design the shirts the students are wearing in the Clavinova Festival pix? Love your tips :) Did you design the shirts the students are wearing in the Clavinova Festival pix?

Love your tips :)

]]> By: Ana http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/04/30/time-for-some-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-97679 Ana Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:53:51 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=733#comment-97679 I recently discovered your blog and have enjoyed your plethora of fun teaching ideas! This week I started incorporating the penny game with several students who loved it. I tried the heart game today with another student. He enjoyed it so much that he asked at the end of the lesson if we could switch places. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful teaching helps! I recently discovered your blog and have enjoyed your plethora of fun teaching ideas! This week I started incorporating the penny game with several students who loved it. I tried the heart game today with another student. He enjoyed it so much that he asked at the end of the lesson if we could switch places.

Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful teaching helps!

]]> By: Lydia http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/04/30/time-for-some-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-80864 Lydia Fri, 01 May 2009 18:11:24 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=733#comment-80864 Wow, Andrew is so little, 6 years old? and he is learning about key signature! How long has he been playing? The method book I use with my young students will never even talk about this until at least 2 years of study.Which method book do you use for him? Wow, Andrew is so little, 6 years old? and he is learning about key signature! How long has he been playing? The method book I use with my young students will never even talk about this until at least 2 years of study.Which method book do you use for him?

]]> By: Laura http://musicmattersblog.com/2009/04/30/time-for-some-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-80745 Laura Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:07:24 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/?p=733#comment-80745 I've been doing the penny game with buttons, but I bet they'd get a lot more excited if they could take home pennies! I’ve been doing the penny game with buttons, but I bet they’d get a lot more excited if they could take home pennies!

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