If you are looking for an easy, inexpensive way to record audio in your studio, check out the FlexiMusic Wave Editor. While the fact that this software was designed by an India-based company is sometimes reflected in the fragmented use of English, the design and features are well thought out and fairly intuitive. You can […]
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Piano Music for One Hand
Another teacher recently alerted me to this wonderful compilation of piano music for one hand. This is great for students who only have the use of one hand, whether permanently, due to disability, or temporarily, due to injury.
A Great Music Dictionary for Students!
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 […]
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!
