Here’s another wonderful treasure from the draft archives. This is a simple, concise overview of scales and key signatures with easy-to-understand graphics: Scales and Key Signatures – The Method Behind the Music
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Whack-It!
You should see students’ faces light up when I pull out our mini whackers and tell them that we are going to play Whack-It! at their lesson! This is by far one of the studio favorites! There are a lot of variations (several of which are included in 5 for Fun! Games and Activities for […]
Piano Camp in Pictures, Part Two
As I continue my summer cleaning process here on Music Matters Blog, it’s been fun coming across these old post drafts. I have no idea why this one never got posted, but here are some [nostalgic for me!] pictures of one of our first summer piano camps! We used the simple Piano Camp Lesson Plans, […]
The Motherlode of Free Music Worksheets!
I’m doing some spring summer cleaning here on Music Matters Blog and am going through old drafts of posts that never got published. Here’s one I completely forgot about and will definitely be coming back to! Check out the awesome and huge collection of free music worksheets on the Fun and Learn Music website! I […]
Piano – The Book
This beautiful, interactive ebook has accomplished what no other iPad game or resource has yet been able to accomplish – it has gotten me excited about using the iPad with my students in their lessons! As much as I love technology, I confess that although I’ve wanted to figure out ways to incorporate it effectively […]
Activate the Brain!
I love to attend workshops or participate in courses that really make me think. You know, ones where the presenter shares fascinating research or information, and then you have to process it yourself and figure out what to do with that information, or how to apply it to your situation. Sometimes it’s also nice to […]
