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 […]
Group Class Ideas
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 – […]
Beat Bingo Game is a Blast!
I recently came across this new-to-me game called Beat Bingo as I was perusing the Blitz Books website. The Beat Bingo Game instructions and cards are available as a free download. We decided to give it a try at our group class this month and we all had a great time with it! It’s a […]
Maestro Classics Music Story CDs for Kids
Anytime I see anything having to do with the Carnival of the Animals, I am immediately hooked! It’s one of my all-time favorite collections of music and I have used it multiple times for piano camps – for my piano students and for a special preschool Piano Expeditions music camp. So, when I recently came […]
The Cliburn Organization Relaunches Cliburn Kids
In the wake of this year’s pandemic, The Cliburn organization launched a music education site for kids. Now they’ve completed relaunched Cliburn Kids as a “robust online music education program” and it looks fabulous! Most episodes are less than 10 minutes and feature engaging Classical music selections with commentary by Buddy Bray that encourages students […]
Piano Expeditions – Highlights in the Words of the Students
Several weeks ago we held our first Piano Expeditions piano camp – To France with Saint-Saëns and His Carnival. Here’s what the adorable students had to say about it!
