You should see the way my students’ eyes light up the minute I pull out some dice and tell them that we’re going to start off the lesson with a game! In fact, this is what prompted me to compile and produce the 5 for Fun! book. Just setting aside 5 minutes a lesson to […]
Game Ideas
Monday Mailbag – Teaching Performance Skills
During your informal performances in group lessons, how do you prepare your students for how to approach the bench and to take a bow afterwards? Do you have them introduce their piece and/or talk about it? I really want my students to become more comfortable with performing for their peers as a ladder-step to performing […]
Super Cool Musical AlphaGems!
Does anyone else keep a list of projects that they’d like to make for their studio? It seems like my list grows longer rather than diminishing in size! Regardless, these Do-It-Yourself Musical AlphaGems that Joy posted about recently have just been added to my list! I think my students would really love these, and there […]
Simple Collection of Online Art and Music Games
There are more and more online games and activities turning up all the time! Or maybe I’m just finding them for the first time even though they’ve been around for a long time. Learning Games for Kids is a site I came across that has tons of educational games, including a category for Art and […]
5 For Fun! Games and Activities for the Private Piano Lesson Now Available!
This has been a long time coming, but I was finally motivated to push through and finish this project in time for a workshop I gave recently to our local music teachers association! Announcing: 5 for Fun! Games and Activities for the Private Piano Lesson. (See below for a special discount code!) Over the years, […]
Custom Design Your Own Flashcards with these Free Files!
As I was working on some plans for the upcoming year of lessons the other day, it suddenly occurred to me that I could design some flashcards and print them fairly inexpensively using VistaPrint. I don’t know why I’ve never thought of that before, but now I’m so excited about all the possibilities for utilizing […]
