Well, today was a wild and crazy day! Everyone had about 10x as much energy, so Stephanie and I had to work extra hard to keep everyone focused and in control. The positive side is that the students are having such a great time. One mom said that her son told her he wished he […]
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Piano Expeditions Piano Camp – Day 3
We’re halfway through our week and so far everyone has survived! Even with a wider range of ages this year (3-10 years old), I’ve been impressed at how well all of the students have gotten along and worked together. The older ones love being praised when they catch on to concepts quickly and can demonstrate […]
Piano Expeditions Piano Camp – Day 2
There is nothing quite so invigorating for a piano teacher as a room full of little ones having a blast learning about music! Here are the highlights from Day 2 of To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Expedition: We didn’t get to our game yesterday, so we started today with a piano keyboard relay. Black […]
Time for a Music Spelling Bee!
We finished out our final group piano class this week with a fun game of Music Spelling Bee! Each of the students received a magnetic dry erase board (I really like these from Really Good Stuff and have used them for years!) with magnets and a transparency sheet with a music staff printed on it […]
Free Beginner Piano Game for Whole and Half Steps
Now that I’ve started offering preschool Piano Expeditions piano camps in the summer, I’m always on the lookout for games and activities that are well-suited to this age. I love to have some sort of simple activity to engage them right at the beginning while everyone is arriving, and this Toads, Tones, and Semitones game […]
Tapping Telephones Rhythm Game is a Hit!
Since I hold a monthly group piano class in my studio, I always love incorporating some kind of game or activity along with performing for each other and learning about music history. At last week’s group class, I dusted off a game that I purchased years ago, but have used sparingly over the years – […]
