A new year of piano lessons is off to a lively start following our annual September Surprise! kickoff event. The evening began with the announcement of our new practice incentive theme: Glacial Meltdown: an endurance trek for pianists. Throughout the year students will be learning all about musical keys and earning Endurance Steps as they traverse the trail to the top of the iceberg.
I was remiss in getting many pictures, but I did snap one shot of a round of our group game for the evening: Glacial Games (a Jeopardy game with categories and questions related to our theme for the year).
Here’s a look at the front of the board with our categories: Chilly Tunes, Frozen Faces, Snowy Stats, Arctic Anniversaries, and Pieces with Key Names. It was a great game with lots of audience interaction!
Each week students will be completing a Music Key Worksheet to help them gain a deeper understanding of musical keys. We spent time at the first lesson working through it together step-by-step to make sure they understood each section.
They also have a a variety of technical skills to work on each week – musical scales, chords, and arpeggios, along with a piece in the Key of the Week.
Not everyone was able to make it, but we had a great time with everyone who was here and I am so excited for the year ahead with a wonderful group of students!
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