Throughout the year this year I’m holding six musical balls for my students. It’s part of our studio incentive program for the year, Let’s Have A Ball! (After the year is over, I’m hoping to package it up like I did the Climbing the Ladder to Success incentive program.) At each of the balls, I […]
Resources
Make Your Own Piano
Check out this fun Make Your Own Piano page provided by the Piano Technicians Guild. Just print the page onto a piece of cardstock and follow the instructions – sounds like a fun group activity project for students!
Melodic Dictation Game
At the beginning of each lesson, I’ve started having my students draw a popsicle stick from a container on the piano. Each popsicle stick has one of the following written on it: 1. Chords 2. Rhythmic Dictation 3. Rhythm and Pulse 4. Vocabulary 5. Melodic Dictation 6. Sight-read 7. Play A Game 8. Written Theory […]
Black Key Songs
Here’s a helpful list of songs that can be played using only the black keys on the piano. From almost the very first lesson, I like to have students working on picking out songs by ear. This will be a great list to keep on hand!
Images In Music
Want a dose of inspiration as you start your New Year? Head over to Mario’s Piano Podcast to watch “Images in Music” – a podcast produced by one of his students. It is excellent!
Easy Note Identification Game
Go check out The Piano Player at Funbrain. It’s a super simple note identification game. Just watch a note appear on the staff and then identify it on the keyboard below. Easy enough for any student to understand and drill their note identification skills!
