Summer is just around the corner, and most teachers are starting to plan ahead for summer piano camps and theme ideas for next fall (except for the over-achieving ones who already have it all figured out… :-))! In light of this, I’ve decided to offer a special $5 off discount for anything in the Music […]
Game Ideas
Free Piano Interval Worksheet
The final e.p.i.c. Encounter (a.k.a. group class) of our e.p.i.c. practice incentive theme was last week, and our topic for the evening was intervals. We started the class with an overview of what an interval is, then each of the students received a set of these interval worksheets to fill out and keep for their […]
This is Actually Really Fun!
Those are the words exclaimed by Luke (and most of my students!) this week as we pulled out the life-sized grand staff and bean bags and played a variety of note and interval games. They’re already begging to play some more next week!
Fun Times in the Studio!
The New Year is off to a great start, and we’re having fun playing a variety of quick 5-minute games in the studio! Here are a couple of recent pictures: Ellie has a blast playing this simple note direction game by moving her magnetic “note” up or down depending on what she rolls on the […]
Music Rhythm Activities that Focus on a Steady Beat
I appreciated this list of ideas from the latest Making Music Fun! eNewsletter: Entry Kentry – A Musical Passing Game Jump the Hoop – A Steady Beat Game Touchdown – Steady Beat/Math Fact Game The Wee Little Scare – Steady Beat Game
A Fabulous List of Piano Game Resources!
In doing some blog browsing recently, I came across this fabulous list of piano game resources on Heidi’s Blog! Heidi has organized links to game ideas and materials around the blogosphere according to specific categories: Music Alphabet/Piano Key Names, Note Reading, Musical Terms/Symbols, Rhythm, Whole/Half Step, Accidentals, Enharmonics, Intervals, Ear Training, Stem Placement, Chords, Scales, […]
